All this info I got was from ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub. BTW, that webpage you referenced might be misleading.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Charles Wilson > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:26 PM > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: Re: Newer cygwin packages available > > > Tim Prince wrote: > > Charli Li wrote: > >> There are some newer cygwin packages available from the original > >> vendor(s) > >> that I would like to bring to your attention: > >> ----------------------------------------------- > >> |Package name|setup.exe version|vendor's version| > >> |GTK+2 |2.6.10 |2.9.1 | > > The gtk website http://www.gtk.org/download/ says > "The current stable version of GTK+ is 2.8." > > Following the download link for 2.8, we see: > LATEST-ATK-1.10.3 > LATEST-GLIB-2.8.6 > LATEST-GTK-2.8.18 > LATEST-PANGO-1.10.4 > > So, IF the current maintainer wants to update, and only if, then I'd > recommend these versions, not the ones you've listed (well, you got atk > correct), > > >> |glib2 |2.6.6 |2.11.1 | > >> |pango |1.8.1 |1.13.1 | > >> |ATK |1.9.1 |1.10.3 | > > Just because the gtk.org front page announces availability of something, > does NOT mean it is the latest *stable* release. GTK is really really > bad about distinguishing stable vs. development on their front page > (heck, there are 4 -- count'em, 4 -- ongoing development series of glib: > > 2.8 (stable), 2.9, 2.10, and 2.11. Each of which appears in a directory > with different ongoing development versions of pango (and sometimes gtk > and atk, as well). > > Because of this, my opinion of the gtk developers is pretty low -- it > appears to be one of the most chaotic "projects" ever conceived. So I'd > really REALLY suggest staying with the "stable" version...or maybe a > little behind it <G>. (also, anything newer than 2.6 requires cairo > and, optionally, glitz...which may or may not be very stable on cygwin > -- I make no claim either way). > > > Did you test them? Offering to become cygwin maintainer if consensus > > develops? > > > > Indeed. > > -- > Chuck > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
