[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 28463] config detects wrong version of libsoup

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28463





--- Comment #3 from Michael Emmel <mike.emmel at gmail.com>  2009-08-20 23:03:12 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> So... there's been data loss in bugzilla. Last comment went like:
> 
> (Jan said)
> 
> (In reply to comment #5)
> > (In reply to comment #4)
> > > (In reply to comment #1)
> > > > Forgot the patch? In any case the required version was bumped to 2.27.91.
> > >
> > > Did you also rev the glib version ? Thats why I submitted a patch since you
> > > need a newer glib also.
> >
> > Well, the glib requirement is implicitly updated when we update the libsoup
> > one, since you can't have libsoup installed otherwise.
> 
> We don't usually rely on implicit dependencies like these, or relying on
> package managers to work out our minimum requirements.
> 
> --
> 
> IMHO there's nothing wrong with it, since it's impossible that you'll go
> through configure with an old configure. But I'm also fine with bumping the
> requirements, does not seem like a big deal to me.
> 
> --
> 
> (Jan says)
> 
> > Enough on this just it would be nice if all the version checks where reliable.
> > Depending on secondary dependencies in support libraries to get the versions
> > correct after you already checked is not a good idea.
> 
> I think we really have to be realistic with our requirements. Depending on
> latest libsoup AND glib but leaving GTK behind is just a mess. I rather have
> the dependencies in sync across the glib/gtk stack.
> 
> --
> 
> I think we are being perfectly realistic. Upgrading GTK+ is a pain for some
> people (embedders), and I don't see how needlessly updating our GTK+
> requirement improves the situation in any way, or how it is a mess currently.
> In any case, I don't even think the reporter was complaining about this, just
> about relying on other libraries for our actual requirements.


buzilla seems to have bugged out.

I'd say the solution is for someone with a good build of the head to post 
a print out of ldd showing all the versions linked given this I should be able
to come up with a decent patch focusing on core libraries glib gtk cairo
libsoup etc.  Other ones like gstreamer are also and issue.
I can of course figure it out after the fact doing a bit of forensic version
guessing but a simple ldd output would help a lot.

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