On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 21:04:06 +0200, Frank wrote:
I don't think the main Geany app should force plugin writers on any GTK/GLib version. It should be possible for the author/maintainer to use newer versions if he thinks the new functions make it easier for him to maintain it, or if they make the plugin better or something.
But that all doesn't work since the plugins are combined to a single package. They should built together, which basically implies a minimum GTK/GLib version. I think it doesn't necessarily have to be the minimum versions Geany uses.
I'm afraid this might will cause some more confusion on user's side as he e.g. can compile Geany on its outdate Debian/Fedora/foo but cannot build the plugins.
You mean if he didn't realize that geany and geany-plugins are separate software (suites)?
Yes. From my thinking, the user is not seeing a big difference between this both.
IMHO, the user *should* not see a big difference in the dependencies of both suites. At least not as long as we can easily prevent it. I think for the combined plugins release, the most easy and intuitive way for all people (users and developers) is to stick with Geany's minimum requirements.
Regards, Enrico