gtk+-2.8.14 version bump

[samuel verstraete]

/me nods and agrees with Moe

On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 08:20:26 +0100
Moritz Heiber <moe at lunar-linux.org> wrote:

> I object to the glib-2 bump. Infact, I even veto it. It has been made
> clear that many users including Ratler and me were recieving a lot of
> unusual segfaults in all sorts of places due to the new glib-2
> release.
> 
> Thus I STRONGLY suggest you refrain from bumping glib-2 until we find
> somebody else willing to test the new release giving his green
> lights.
> 
> Because, if something's working _for you_ doesn't mean that it is
> working for all of us. That is exactly what's been driving me mad
> about Jan throughout the past .. and I know you can do better.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Moritz
> 
> PS: This is a developer concern. I wouldn't want to involve the users
> in this.
> 
> On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 22:46:11 -0600
> Terry Chan <tpchan at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > >From the ChangeLog for gtk+-2.8.14:
> > 
> > Wed Mar  8 14:22:59 2006  Tim Janik  <timj at imendio.com>
> > 
> >         * NEWS: announce change and glib-2.10.1 requirement.
> > 
> >         * gtk/gtkobject.c: fixed up messing with non-GtkObject
> > floating flags. this requires glib-2.10.1.
> > 
> > I've bumped gtk+-2 on my lunar box and recompiled many gtk+-2 apps
> > with no problems.  I'm already at glib-2.10.1.
> > 
> > glib-2.10.1 works just fine with all of xfce4-profile, including
> > xfce4-panel.
> > 
> > Unless I hear otherwise I WILL be bumping gtk+-2 to 2.8.14 and at
> > the same time I'll also bump glib-2.10.1.
> > 
> > I really don't care that galculator segfaults with the new glib-2.
> > That's a problem that the galculator devs MUST fix, not the lunar
> > devs.
> > 
> > Terry Chan
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