Xfce 4.18 dependencies versions

[adlo]

I'm writing an experimental Wayland compositor for Xfce. I'm not sure
whether I should use wlroots 0.14, which is supported by the current
Fedora release and will be supported by the upcoming Ubuntu LTS, or
whether I should use the latest version of wlroots.

On Tue, 2022-01-11 at 07:16 +0000, adlo wrote:
> Is it better to use the latest versions of libraries for development,
> or should I stick to versions that are available in slightly slower-
> cadence distros, such as the current Ubuntu LTS?
> 
> Pros of sticking to Ubuntu LTS versions:
> It ensures compatibility with more “stable” distros.
> 
> Cons:
> By the time my new features are ready for production, the next Ubuntu
> LTS may have been released, which may have moved on to the new
> versions of libraries anyway, which then means my project is *really*
> far behind.
> 
> Regards
> 
> adlo
> 
> > On 30 Aug 2021, at 11:16, Alistair Buxton <a.j.buxton at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 at 10:50, Simon Steinbeiss
> > <simon.steinbeiss at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > re: Alistair: I suggest you use something like xfce-test for
> > > testing your code.
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > xfce-test uses Ubuntu 20.04 and therefore cannot be used for
> > testing until somebody updates it. I tried to update it but it
> > failed to build, and I don't know how to fix it because it is
> > docker.

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