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diff --git a/libraries/libadwaita/README b/libraries/libadwaita/README index 4ea2fa7ae1..82c462be4e 100644 --- a/libraries/libadwaita/README +++ b/libraries/libadwaita/README @@ -9,16 +9,22 @@ preference. NOTE: This version of libadwaita for Slackware 15.0 has been patched to support GTK 4.4. libadwaita upstream advertises its minimum version as -4.5, although it does not use any C API that is not provided by version +4.6, although it does not use any C API that is not provided by version 4.4. However, according to the libadwaita git logs, it libadwaita relies -on some fixes from GTK 4.5+ to work 100% correctly. I have found +on some fixes from GTK 4.6+ to work 100% correctly. I have found libadwaita to work perfectly reasonably with GTK 4.4. Adding one patch to suppress a CSS runtime warning, the only issue I have run into is that some fonts may render as larger than the developers have intended, and window widths and heights are slightly larger as well. +As well, starting with libadwaita 1.2, more GObject properties are +starting to get used that only exist on GTK >= 4.6. I have patched out +one such usage that I have observed. However, continuing to patch +libadwaita will not be maintainable in the long run. For that reason, +libadwaita 1.2.x will be the end of the line for Slackware 15.0. + If you wish to use libadwaita as fully intended by the developers, you -can build a local copy of GTK 4 >= 4.5 on your system. +can build a local copy of GTK 4 >= 4.6 on your system. Build options: |