Bug 35297

Summary:	nedit-5.4 vs. openmotif-2.2.2/lesstif
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	m.o.e. <naleesa>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	leroutier
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description m.o.e. 2003-12-07 17:36:16 UTC

Hello,

I guess since nedit 5.4 is still in rc2 it's to early to ask for an ebuild, 
however, when building it manually in /usr/local, nedit refuses to build 
against both openmotif-2.2.2 and all lesstif versions available in Gentoo.
Also referes to these URLs:

  http://www.motifdeveloper.com/tips/tip22.html
  http://www.motifdeveloper.com/tips/Motif22Review.pdf

Could Gentoo please stay away from "highest-version-is-always-best" 
(QA please) and use versions that are compatible with current programs? 
For nedit that would be openmotif-2.1.30 -- but for some reason that is 
updated continously to 2.2.2 because certain packages explicitely ask for 
2.2.2 -- and also by world updates. Lesstif still overwrites most of
openmotif -- as discovered in the opera bug a veeery long time ago.

Thanks.

Comment 1 Stephane Loeuillet 2003-12-07 19:00:52 UTC

this bug speaks of the issue with nedit and Motif clones :

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27606

(issue did not change since RC1)

Comment 2 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-08 07:04:03 UTC

we are currently trying to solve this situation

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 29388 ***

Comment 3 m.o.e. 2003-12-13 13:31:51 UTC

Ummm, I don't want to offend anyone, but at this rate, it will be a 
very looong time until a solution to 29388 is found. A solution to a 
problem that continues to exist for more than 14 months now. A problem 
that shouldn't have passed basic QA in the first place.

Thanks.