[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: GTK 1.2 -- FC2 _does_ ship with GTK+ 1.2 (don't use FC1 package)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 11:16, David Ross wrote:
> http://www2.linuxforum.net/RPM/fedora/core/1/Fedora/RPMS/gtk+-1.2.10-28.1.i386.html

That's the one for FC1, get the one for FC2:  
http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.os/gtk+-1.2.10-29.1.1.i386.rpm 

Remember, FC1 is basically a ".2" (CL3.2), whereas FC2 is basically a
".0" (CL4.0) and a new series for "binary compatibility."  See my links
in my sig below for more discussion.

Sure, CL3-EL3 (RHL8/RHL9/FC1-RHEL3) and CL4/EL4 (FC2/FC3[/FC4-RHEL4])
are probably the most inter-binary compatible versions since RHL5 and
RHL6.**

But you still want to make sure you run the actual package for the
specific revision if it is available.  In the case of GTK+ 1.2, it's
still there.  It works for me because I can run Galeon 1.2.

-- Bryan

**NOTE:  Not surprisingly, the same "headache" everyone had in adopting
RHL5 with GLibC 2 paid off when RHL6 shipped with kernel 2.2 and its
basic requirement, just like FC2+ now with kernel 2.6 and Red Hat's
backporting of NPTL.  Red Hat always "looks ahead" and "pushes the
envelope when it comes to accomodating future binary compatibility.


-- 
Compatibility and update matrix of Red Hat(R) distributions:  
http://www.vaporwarelabs.com/files/temp/RH-Distribution-FAQ-3.html 
http://www.vaporwarelabs.com/files/temp/RH-Distribution-FAQ-4.html 
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Bryan J. Smith                                  b.j.smith at ieee.org