Xfce 4.18 dependencies versions

[Alex]

Hi adlo,

I suppose it depends on your needs. Here some more pros/cons:

"pro" for latest: Possibly ships some new features you want to use ?

"pro" for latest: If the API changed significantly between latest and
current, you possibly can avoid a later port from "current" to "latest"
--> less effort.

"pro" for current: If you want testers right now, more people will be
able to test

Cheers,

Alex


Am 11.01.22 um 20:11 schrieb 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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