On Mon, 2019-09-30 at 19:22 +0200, Thomas Trepl via blfs-dev wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> so far i have built a nice Xfce system avoiding python2, gtk2 and
> rustc at all and Xfce-4.14 builds/runs fine without gtk2. For librsvg
> i use the old non-rust version 2.40.20 which still works pretty well -
> ok, i know, thats not really the way to go but building gigabytes of
> compiler stuff just for one lib?
> 
> But now, for firefox it seems that there's no way around. All of
> browsers have downsides (epihani needs webkitgtk needs gtk2, falcon
> needs Python2, seamonkey needs gtk2, firefox needs rustc,gtk2). All i
> need is a good browser so unfortunatly i need to "die some kind of
> death".
> 
> 

FYI, epiphany/webkitgtk does not require gtk2. 
You just need to pass the following parameter:
-DENABLE_PLUGIN_PROCESS_GTK2=OFF
The only reason gtk2 is required for any browser is the flash plugin.

Regards,
Wayne.

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