walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > By sheer coincidence, gentoo-stable just upgraded gtk+ to 2.12.1 *today*. > Until now I had the problem only on my gentoo-unstable box. The 'bug' was > introduced in gtk+ 2.11.x and still exists in 2.12.x, so now the 'bug' will > hit everyone who uses a linux distro with gtk+ > 2.11.x. Maybe a *real* > programmer will now take the time to fix it! :o) > > I've been trying almost every day to figure out whether the 'bug' lies in > the pan code or the gdk-pixbuf code -- but I'm not there yet -- quite. > > Does your Sabayonlinux give you the ability to compile your own packages > from source code, like gentoo? (That *is* the whole point of using > gentoo, after all.) If yes, here is how to apply the workaround patch > to your own personal build of pan: > > # ebuild /usr/portage/net-nntp/pan/pan-0.132.ebuild unpack > This will fetch the pan source tarball and unpack it for you: > >>> Unpacking pan-0.132.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/net-nntp/pan-0.132/work > > # cd /var/tmp/portage/net-nntp/pan-0.132/work > > # patch -p0 < /tmp/load-pixbuf-in-1024-byte-chunks.diff > patching file pan-0.132/pan/gui/body-pane.cc [Of course, you need to > substitute the actual /path/name of your downloaded patch file.] > > # ebuild /usr/portage/net-nntp/pan/pan-0.132-ebuild compile install qmerge > > NOTES: > > The steps above will overwrite your existing pan files, so you should > "emerge -C pan" *before* doing all of this! If you have trouble you can > reinstall the default pan (even though it doesn't work right any more). > > The new pan (pan2) is considerably different (and better) so you *will* > need to learn the differences before you will be happy, but it will be > worth your trouble, I promise. > > If any/all of the above leaves you mystified, just yell. There are several > regulars here who can answer your questions. >
Thnx *VERY* much for your reply...Am learning Perl at work and trying to play with python at home so I am not totally in the dark, but I hope the regulars will bear with my inexperience. Regarding the (above) 'patch' step...I take it this... http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=96917&action=view ...Is the actual .diff patching file, meaning every line as is? Never done any 'compiling' myself on my Sabayonlinux box but is willing to give it a try once I understand what I am about to do. I cannot see the distro preventing the user from doing his own ebuild. _______________________________________________ Pan-users mailing list Pan-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users
