On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Nathaniel Gray wrote:
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:57:00 -0800 From: Nathaniel Gray <n8gray@...1176...> To: inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Standalone GTK+ v2 installer (or project?) for OS X
Hello Inkscape Devels,
First, thank you for your work on Inkscape! It's a really great
There are now a number of projects that package a gtk+ application into a "standalone" OS X app. For example, Inkscape and GIMPshop both
those same dependencies. You end up with multiple copies of some pretty big libraries lying around taking up space on disk and in
As a solution to these problems, I would like to suggest packaging a complete install of gtk+ and its dependencies separately from
If you care most about disk space sure this make a lot of sense.
It hurts usability though.
Reviews have praised Inkscape for bundling everything and making the install process a lot easier than the GNU Image Manipulation Program and it also makes it easier for use to get people to test Inkscape and make sure they have all the latest versions of everything. Inkscape often requires the latest and greatest version of GTK so it make a lot of sense to just package everything.
If we have more resources it might be possible to do both but we dont. User who care a lot about disk space are propably capable enough to compile from source.
Anyhow, I hope you'll consider this proposal seriously. I honestly believe it could open the door for lots of great gtk+ apps to be ported to standalone OS X apps.
I'm certain the Inkscape developers will consider it many times over and over until there are enough resources (developers) to offer both options.
Sincerely
Alan Horkan http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/