[KLUG Members] Inkscape on SuSE 9.2

[Andrew Thompson]

On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 09:18 -0400, Bruce Smith wrote:
> > Has anyone here managed to get a working copy of Inkscape running on
> > SuSE 9.2? The binary RPMs install without protest, but the program gives
> > me "undefined symbol: g_option_error_quark" when I try to run it. The
> > source RPM refused to build, first with this error:
> 
> Did you install the Inkscape RPM that comes on the SuSE 9.2 CD/DVD, 
> or did you download a different RPM from somewhere and install that?
> 
> (I'm telling you that Inkscape comes with SuSE 9.2 & 9.3, in case 
> you're getting it elsewhere :)

Well, if it is, it's not on the CDs I got from you, and
according /etc/SuSE-config, this is version 9.2.

As it happens, I did manage to find a 9.2 package at Guru's RPM Site:
http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=Office/inkscape/

Unfortunately, neither the 0.42 nor the 0.41 releases for 9.2 would
build because of all the dependencies, however, I was able to save
myself the trip through that labyrinth when I finally remembered the
package I'd successfully installed on the laptop. As luck would have it,
that one installed on this machine without a peep, and this time, it
actually runs. Not without complaint; it puts up an alert about some
extensions that failed to load. Given what it took just to find a
package that works, though, I think I'll manage without them.

I think Inkscape has awhile to go yet before it's any challenge to
OpenOffice Draw, never mind CorelDraw or Illustrator. No matter how good
it is drawing-wise, it's just too much trouble get going.

-- 
Andrew Thompson <tempes at ameritech.net>
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