Joshua Facemyer wrote:
william.crocker@...2677... wrote:
I see an attempt at documenting the libs required to build Inkscape here: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingInkscape, but this can not be trusted. For example, the Solaris page talks about version 0.44
Maybe this *is* a documentation problem.
The README file broaches the subject with references to the likes of Boehm-GC and gtkmm, but does not specify version numbers.
I suggest the README file include the specific list of dependent libraries and their version numbers as recommended to build the associated version of Inkscape. If they were listed in bottom-up or top-down order; that would just be so much more helpful. There is little more frustrating than taking an hour to find download and build your tenth component just to have it complain about needing three more. When will it end....
Bill
Utopia: A world where the inhabitants use operating systems which are less than five years old and the "file system" stops at the RJ45 connector on the back of the box.
It might be a good idea to inquire (on irc or this list) as to how that wiki page could be updated, and then update it once you find that the solution works. It would certainly be beneficial to others as well.
Oops. Now I have homework.
I will forge ahead and see if I can build Inkscape here in the 19th century. If so, I will document the libraries which I used, their versions and the apparent build order. I can then publish that information, but it will have a finite life-time as with the information referenced above.
The developers, as part of a significant release really need to tell the world how they did it; What libraries are required and what versions. That information should be in the release notes and Wikis should reference up to date release notes, not release notes referencing out of date Wikis as we have here.
This will take some time as I have a low threshold of pain. Nobody is to hold their breath.
Bill