395613 – Let users choose between gtk:2 and gtk:3 for the packages that support it.

Bug 395613 - Let users choose between gtk:2 and gtk:3 for the packages that support it.

Summary: Let users choose between gtk:2 and gtk:3 for the packages that support it.

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 374057

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Library (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2011-12-22 00:00 UTC by Ivan S. Titov
Modified:	2011-12-22 12:58 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Ivan S. Titov 2011-12-22 00:00:29 UTC

There are 4 main usecases:
1) for a user who wants to have a gtk:3 only enviroment for example full gnome:3 desktop,
2) for a user with xfce-oriented desktop,
3) or a user with a couple of gtk dependent applications. (again to have clean gtk:2 ot :3 enviroment)
4) Gtk 2 nad 3 have quite different styles, so one can prefer either of these libraries to have the same look among applications.


Reproducible: Always



Expected Results:  
To have useflags to choose between gtk versions: gtk and gtk3 for example.

Comment 1 Ivan S. Titov 2011-12-22 00:10:29 UTC

Packages that allow such chois, e.g.
x11-terms/evilvte
x11-terms/roxterm
app-editors/gobby
x11-libs/vte
media-sound/deadbeef
 and even more

Comment 2 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-12-22 12:58:42 UTC

No. GTK+-3 is an upgrade, not alternative. Using bug 374057 as reference.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 374057 ***