Re: [rox-users] gdk-pixbuf needed for gtk-2.2.0 version of Rox?

[Keith R. J. W. <kr...@op...>]

* Albert Wagner <alw...@tc...> [21/01/2003 0922EST]:
> I am a Rox newbie trying to prep my system for installation of Rox.  I
> have just gotten gtk-2.2.0 and its dependencies installed into an LFS
                   ^^^^^^^^^
I don't know how much gtk+-2.2.0 has changed from 2.0.x (gtk+ site
claims "source" and "binary" compatability, so I assume nothing has
changed as far as source building).  That said, you should be able to
get away with building ROX-{Filer,Session} with only the libs and
headers for:

	gtk+ (which depends on glib, pango, atk, and X), and libxml2.

In a previous response to this thread mentioned gnome; gnome is
absolutely not a requirement (merely an option).  I've been using
ROX-Filer and ROX-Session with icewm 1.0.9 for quite a long while now
(on what is effectively an LFS box too) and am very pleased with the
combination.  There is not one single shred of gnome anywhere on this
box. :)  I also have yet to take advantage of any of the plethora of
python modules for ROX; as of yet I just have no real need.

> 4.0 system.  However, it is unclear to me from instructions on the Rox
> site if gdk-pixbuf is required for the gtk-2.2.0 version of Rox.

As previously stated in this thread, gdk-pixbuf is packaged with gtk+ as
of the 2.0.x series.  If you were to use an older ROX-Filer that used
gtk+ 1.2.x, you would need the separate gdk-pixbuf installation IIRC.

> Could someone post a list of dependencies for Rox based on gtk-2.2.0
> or give me a url where they may be found?  I install everything from
> tarballs.  I would also appreciate any recommendations/caveats
  ^^^^^^^^
It's nice to see more and more users taking advatage of Open Source
philosophies and building stuff on their own.

> regarding preferred window managers.  I am leaning towards OpenBox or
> ICEwm from just reading.

I am biased in favor of icewm.  However I refuse to use any of the
modern versions of icewm (1.2.whatever) because of chatter on the icewm
lists about issues folks have with it.

Cheers,
krjw.
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