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  • From: Robin Cook <rcook AT wyrms.net>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] GTK+2 UPDATE REVERTED
  • Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:19:27 -0500

I have been using it since it came out and almost all my apps are
gtk/gnome apps. and haven't seen any issues with it so far.

Me I would prefer it go back into test.

On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 12:05 -0700, Eric Sandall wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:35:28 -0500
> George Sherwood <pilot AT beernabeer.com> wrote:
> > Nothing requiring gtk 2.14.x that I know of, but I am absolutely
> > against keeping this revert in the test grimoire. First it is
> > against a process that has been in use the many years that I have
> > been a developer and lead developer. Essentially we are leetting Vlad
> > circumvent the process as he has done in the past. Secondly we will
> > not get enough testing to understand how widespread it is among our
> > developers/users. As far as creating a GNOME devel branch, IMO this
> > will not provide the necessary amount of testing that we need for gtk
> > which crosses many more boundaries than GNOME.
> >
> > I understand that this flicking when starting applications might be
> > annoying to Vlad, but doesn't result in a broken system and there are
> > workarounds to include him reverting the changes on his machine.
> >
> > I would request that we put gtk 2.14.x back into the test grimoire in
> > order to more fully understand the issue vice sitting back on our
> > heels.
> >
> > George Sherwood
>
> IMO, test is for testing our packages, not specifically for testing
> upstream bugs. ;) Flickering might be annoying, but depending on how
> much flickering it could make it unusable (eye strain, headache, etc.).
> Do we know of any patches that may mitigate the issue?
>
> I have no issue with updating gtk+2 again, but what do others think?
> George is for it, Vlad against it, and I am fine either way (I have
> yet to try the possibly broken gtk+2), so I am not helping much. ;)
>
> -sandalle
>
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