From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:ac8:1bda:: with SMTP id m26mr1812778qtk.2.1585063637313; Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:27:17 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:a9d:82a:: with SMTP id 39mr21957079oty.82.1585063636908; Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:27:16 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.gegeweb.eu!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!209.85.160.216.MISMATCH!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:27:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=47.185.215.60; posting-account=zwxLlwoAAAChLBU7oraRzNDnqQYkYbpo NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.185.215.60 References: <7dfe88e3-d509-49d1-998c-ce494133890c@googlegroups.com> <9d213970-a6da-e0af-7e61-99dd2c772080@planet.nl> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <594ebf72-60d1-435a-b2e4-00848abe1c4c@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: linux desktop in trouble From: Optikos Injection-Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:27:17 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:58239 Date: 2020-03-24T08:27:16-07:00 List-Id: On Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 5:29:08 AM UTC-5, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote: > On 2020-03-24 11:01, ldries46 wrote: >=20 > > I do not agree with Dmitry for the simple reason that every installing= =20 > > routine asks from the sender take amateures into account. and as Gtk is= =20 > > that is as I see it more a problem for the designers than of the=20 > > operating system itself. Even under windows you can make a mess of it. >=20 > Windows simply has no means to handle software components coming not=20 > from Microsoft. Wrong! Package dependencies can be declared in Windows 10, then utilized a= t time of installation of (nonMicrosoft) packages that depend on other (non= Microsoft) packages: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/schemas/appxpackage/uapmanifestschema/= element-dependencies =E2=80=9CDependencies must be explicitly defined. If a dependency cannot be= resolved, deployment of the package fails.=E2=80=9D > So GTK's run-time and/or developing cannot be versioned=20 > and shared by applications. It is not GTK problem it is Windows problem.= =20 > E.g. Python has exactly same issues. >=20 > --=20 > Regards, > Dmitry A. Kazakov > http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de