Re: [Factor-talk] Running under Debian Trixie (stable)

[Zoltán K. <zo...@pr...>]

No, it was not written by an LLM.

If you disagree with the content, please address the substance directly rather than suggesting that my message was generated by an LLM.

That said, you can verify this yourself here: https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=libgtkglext1-dev

As you can see, bullseye (the release for which I provided a temporary workaround to obtain the package) is the last Debian version that includes it.

And yes, you are absolutely correct, it is indeed a legitimate issue. I recommend that you, or Martin, submit a bug report on GitHub so that it can be properly tracked and addressed. :)

Thank you.

On Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 at 5:33 PM, Jon Harper <jon...@gm...> wrote:

> I think Martin just tried to use build.sh deps-apt and it doesn't work
> on the latest Debian...? It does sound like a real problem.
> https://github.com/factor/factor/blob/b06f7f0b25d7b8f7cc568379619fe673354dc271/build.sh#L776
> 
> (Incidentally, it feels to me like the previous response could have
> been written by an llm ? Not intending to be dismissing but the
> response didn't seem very appropriate)
> 
> Sorry I'm not bringing much to the table either, I just wanted to say
> that Martin's question looks legitimate, maybe someone else using
> Trixie can provide some more help ?
> 
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM Zoltán Kéri via Factor-talk
> fac...@li... wrote:
> 
> > `libgtkglext1-dev` is deprecated and has been removed from recent Debian releases. GtkGLExt hasn't been maintained since around 2012 and doesn't support GTK+ 3 or later.
> > 
> > First, check if it's still available in your repositories:
> > 
> > `bash apt-cache search libgtkglext`
> > 
> > If you actually need `libgtkglext1-dev`, it's likely gone from Debian Trixie. Your options are:
> > 
> > Option 1: Try Debian Bullseye (oldstable)
> > 
> > `bash # Add bullseye sources temporarily echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bullseye.list sudo apt update sudo apt install libgtkglext1-dev sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bullseye.list sudo apt update`
> > 
> > Option 2: Build from source
> > 
> > `bash sudo apt install libgtk2.0-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libgl1-mesa-dev pangox-compat git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/gtkglext.git cd gtkglext ./autogen.sh make sudo make install`
> > 
> > Note: I'm currently unable to access https://gitlab.gnome.org, which might be an issue on my end. You may need to find a mirror.
> > 
> > I have no idea what you are doing, but if possible, consider migrating to modern alternatives like GtkGLArea (part of GTK+ 3), Epoxy, SDL2, or GLFW.
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > https://zolk3ri.name
> > 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > On 2025-10-04 16:01, Martin Nicholas via Factor-talk fac...@li... wrote:
> > 
> > > Installing dependencies I get:
> > > E: Unable to locate package libgtkglext1-dev
> > > 
> > > Also tried the latest build - no joy.
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Martin Nicholas.
> > > 
> > > E-mail: rep...@mg... (Address will be valid throughout 2025).
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