[Inkscape-user] Inkscape Borked :(

I've just got around to updating my main machine from debian jessie to stretch (I only ever do this when a release freeze is well established) and it's fine for everything except Inkscape.

Existing files are all over the place - especially where text is concerned, and trying to change a font in any way causes Inkscape to freeze.

I tried to compile an older version but configure doesn't seem to recongnise libraries that are installed (yes I included .dev) or calls for ones that I can't find anywhere.

debian has no fall-back system so it would seem the only solution would be to scrap the entire install and go back to jessie. This is something I *really* don't want to do.