General Information
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-This is GTK+ version 1.1.0. GTK+, which stands for the Gimp ToolKit,
+This is GTK+ version 1.3.12. GTK+, which stands for the Gimp ToolKit,
is a library for creating graphical user interfaces for the X Window
System. It is designed to be small, efficient, and flexible. GTK+ is
written in C with a very object-oriented approach.
The official web site is:
http://www.gtk.org/
-A mailing list is located at:
- gtk-list@redhat.com
-
-To subscribe: mail -s subscribe gtk-list-request@redhat.com < /dev/null
-(Send mail to gtk-list-request@redhat.com with the subject "subscribe")
+Information about mailing lists can be found at
+ http://www.gtk.org/mailinglists.html
Installation
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How to report bugs
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-To report a bug, send mail either to gtk-list, as mentioned
-above, or to gtk-bugs@gtk.org. If you send mail to gtk-list, you
-must be subscribed yourself.
-
-In the mail include:
-
-* The version of GTK
-
+Bugs should be reported to the GNOME bug tracking system.
+(http://bugzilla.gnome.org, product gtk+.) You will need
+to create an account for yourself.
+
+In the bug report please include:
+
* Information about your system. For instance:
- What operating system and version
As a last resort, you can also provide a pointer to a larger piece
of software that can be downloaded.
- (Bugs that can be reproduced within the GIMP are almost as good
- as bugs that can be reproduced in testgtk. If you are reporting a
- bug found with the GIMP, please include the version number of the GIMP
- you are using)
-
* If the bug was a crash, the exact text that was printed out
when the crash occured.
Patches
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-Patches can be uploaded to the incoming/ directory on
-ftp.gtk.org. Please follow the instructions there, and include
-your name and email address in the README file.
+Patches should also be submitted to bugzilla.gnome.org. If the
+patch fixes an existing bug, add the patch as an attachment
+to that bug report.
+
+Otherwise, enter a new bug report that describes the patch,
+and attach the patch to that bug report.
-If the patch fixes a bug, it is usually a good idea to include
-all the information described in "How to Report Bugs".
+Bug reports containing patches should include the PATCH keyword
+in their keyword fields. If the patch adds to or changes the GTK
+programming interface, the API keyword should also be included.
+
+Patches should be in unified diff form. (The -u option to GNU
+diff.)