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From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@freebsd.org>
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>> (04.20.2003 @ 1519 PST): Doug Barton said, in 2.0K: <<
> I'm talking about apps which use gtk that don't use any part of gnome.
> There seems to be a common misconception that gtk is part of gnome. It
> isn't. Ports that ONLY need gtk should not be dragging a bunch of gnome
> stuff in with it.

USE_GNOME= gtk12 won't drag anything else into the mix except for
glib12, which is required for gtk12 anyway.

USE_GTK is just an alias for USE_GNOME= gtk12.

> My point here is simply that subsuming gtk under gnome forces non-gnome
> ports to drive a screw with a jackhammer, and that type of design is
> flawed from the start.

What jackhammer? The bsd.gnome.mk include file? That gets dragged in
regardless of USE_GNOME or USE_GTK.

# Adam


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