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#21 Post by technosaurus »

webkitgtk is MUCH easier to compile than the standard webkit(provided you have libsoup and use the glib unicode backend instead of ICU)
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#22 Post by DaveS »

technosaurus wrote:webkitgtk is MUCH easier to compile than the standard webkit(provided you have libsoup and use the glib unicode backend instead of ICU)
Was trying with webkitgtk but hit the buffers with this error http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=54692

Guess I need to come back when I have learned a LOT more :)
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#23 Post by Q5sys »

abushcrafter wrote:I have put it into a pet. I have fixed the .desktop file for puppy and added a link to "libQtWebKit.so.4.5.3" (My current installed version from a QT4 pet off the forums.).
Isnt teamwork great. :)

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#24 Post by technosaurus »

I apologize for hijacking the thread temporarily... teaching oportunity
My guess is that when you compiled glib, you did not pass the --prefix=/usr flag to the configure script (the default is /usr/local) this can have 2 effects:
1. Your glibXXX.pc file is by default in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig, so the old one gets picked up by the configure script instead
2. Your glib-config script goes to $PREFIX/bin so the old one gets used there too. (most likely scenario)
#this is due to its location in $PATH and $PKGCONFIG_PATH (spelling?)

to verify try:

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pkg-config --cflags --libs glib-2.0
btw these are preferred paths PREFIX=/usr SYSCONF=/etc LOCALSTATE=/var

No worry's though - I can post my latest stable glib pet and its DEV.pet, just thought it may save some frustration later for other packages.
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#25 Post by Q5sys »

technosaurus wrote:I apologize for hijacking the thread temporarily... teaching oportunity
Can only speak for myself here, but I never mind thread hijacking if its for teaching. Its a great way to learn something unexpected while you read. :P

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#26 Post by DaveS »

Technosaurus........ thanks. I need to digest your post and figure out what it means. I just did ./configure make make install, so I guess you are right.
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#27 Post by abushcrafter »

Q5sys wrote:
abushcrafter wrote:I have put it into a pet. I have fixed the .desktop file for puppy and added a link to "libQtWebKit.so.4.5.3" (My current installed version from a QT4 pet off the forums.).
Isnt teamwork great. :)
Yep :D!

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#28 Post by abushcrafter »

Q5sys wrote:
technosaurus wrote:I apologize for hijacking the thread temporarily... teaching oportunity
Can only speak for myself here, but I never mind thread hijacking if its for teaching. Its a great way to learn something unexpected while you read. :P
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#30 Post by technosaurus »

If anyone is debating making a puplet with arora as the default browser, there is a test browser included in Qt build that would make a decent "defaulthtmlviewer". I am doing the same thing for Midori + webkitgtk's GtkLauncher (only I modified the default home page from http://www.google.com to file:///usr/share/docs/home.htm)
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