multi glib

dafrasaga · 01-12-2018, 04:36 AM

Hi All,
I have Slack 14.2 and because I want install Gimp from git I need to install glib from git (> 2.55).
Can I install it into /usr/local ??
If yes, what do I do?

Cheers
Gabriele

Didier Spaier · 01-12-2018, 05:13 AM

I would just download the source tree from -current, then build a new package that would replace the previous one

Code:

lftp -c "mirror http://slackware.uk/slackware/slackware64-current/source/l/glib2/"
cd glib2
wget https://github.com/GNOME/glib/archive/2.55.1.tar.gz
rm *.xz # to remove the previous source archive
su
sh glib2.SlakBuild
upgradepkg /path/to/the/new/package

That's assuming there have been no ABI change, which I didn't check.

dafrasaga · 01-12-2018, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

I would just download the source tree from -current, then build a new package that would replace the previous one

Code:

lftp -c "mirror http://slackware.uk/slackware/slackware64-current/source/l/glib2/"
cd glib2
wget https://github.com/GNOME/glib/archive/2.55.1.tar.gz
rm *.xz # to remove the previous source archive
su
sh glib2.SlakBuild
upgradepkg /path/to/the/new/package

That's assuming there have been no ABI change, which I didn't check.

Hi Didier,
firstly thanks for the response but anothere question: Do the executables which depend from old glib would countinue to work?
Apology me for the question but I do not know a lot about compiling

Cheers

Didier Spaier · 01-12-2018, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dafrasaga

Do the executables which depend from old glib would countinue to work?

I assume that they will but am not sure.

If something don't go well, just reinstall the previous package.

You may also check if there has been an ABI change in the ChangeLog. Someone else can know and just tell you.

Didier Spaier · 01-12-2018, 06:31 AM

I just checked, gimp-master just requires glib >= 2.54.2 which is already in Slackware-current. What made you think that you need >2.55?

dafrasaga · 01-12-2018, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

I just checked, gimp-master just requires glib >= 2.54.2 which is already in Slackware-current. What made you think that you need >2.55?

Hi surely it's a my misunderstood because if I search in git the newest release is 2.55.1 and I tought it would be the last release; but perhaps I do not understand git releases and branches

Didier Spaier · 01-12-2018, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dafrasaga

Hi surely it's a my misunderstood because if I search in git the newest release is 2.55.1 and I thought it would be the last release; but perhaps I do not understand git releases and branches

I downloaded the last gimp zipped archive from git, ran ./autogen.sh from the root of the unzipped source archive and got this (on Slint 64-4.2.1, binary compatible with Slackware64-14.2):

Code:

Error: GIMP configuration failed.

  - Error: missing dependency babl >= 0.1.38
  - Error: missing dependency gegl-0.3 >= 0.3.27
  - Error: missing dependency glib >= 2.54.2
      *** Test for GLIB failed
  - Error: missing dependency gexiv2 >= 0.10.6
  - Error: missing dependency libmypaint >= 1.3.0
  - Error: missing dependency mypaint-brushes-1.0
  - Error: missing dependency lcms2 >= 2.8

Some work ahead if you really want to build gimp from git.

dafrasaga · 01-12-2018, 06:54 AM

Hi Didier,
I already had upgraded the dependencies but not "glib".
The last is glib.
I think to make as you say me: I replace 2.46 with 2.54/2.55 into /usr