[Geany-devel] geany-plugins release GTK version / build fixes / NEWS

[Thomas Martitz]

On 07.09.2009 20:40, Frank Lanitz wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:36:26 +0200
> Thomas Martitz<thomas.martitz at student.HTW-Berlin.de>  wrote:
>
>    
>> Enrico Tröger schrieb:
>>      
>>> On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:05:45 +0200, Frank wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:12:42 +0100
>>>> Nick Treleaven<nick.treleaven at btinternet.com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> Just wondering about some things for plugins in the geany-plugins
>>>>> release. (This doesn't apply for any plugins in SVN that aren't
>>>>> part of the release).
>>>>>
>>>>> Should there be a common minimum version for GTK/GLib? I think
>>>>> this might be a good idea.
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> I agree. Should be the same as Geany's in my opinion.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Yes, please.
>>>
>>>        
>> 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.
>
> Cheers,
> Frank
>    
>    

You mean if he didn't realize that geany and geany-plugins are separate 
software (suites)?

Best regards.

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