[wxPython-users] Re: Clipboard refuses

[Robin Dunn]

Egbert Bouwman wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-02-02 at 05:40 -0800, Ben Kaplan wrote:
>> The Debian repositories aren't exactly keeping up with the newest
>> releases of wxPython. The version you are using is 14 releases behind
>> (though I might have miscounted). Try updating wxPython and see if
>> that makes a difference.
>>
>> http://wiki.wxpython.org/InstallingOnUbuntuOrDebian
> 
> That was quite a surprise.
> I have to recompile, but I don't know yet if I want to.
> I am very much afraid of ceating an unstable or not working system. 
> Stabilising an unstable system is not my forte.

The wx 2.8 packages install side-by-side with the 2.6 packages, so any 
existing apps that are built with 2.6 should continue working with no 
problems.


> And the debian maintainers must have their reasons not to update.

Not really, it is entirely a political issue.  The Debian maintainer and 
some members of the wx core developers are having a cold war, and not 
updating wx in Debian is just one of the weapons that were deployed.

-- 
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
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