[Slackbuilds-users] Grip and Grip2 build same version

[Erik Hanson]

On 9/4/2011 6:23 PM, Bob Snyder wrote:
> On 09/04/2011 04:14 PM, Erik Hanson wrote:
>> On 09/04/2011 04:52 PM, Bob Snyder wrote:
>>> The README for grip2 says "If you're looking for a modern version of 
>>> Grip, see the package "grip"" but
>>> grip and grip2 both point to grip-2.96.
>>
>> Sorry, grip was replaced by grip2. I removed the old entry from the 
>> db. There was some talk on the list about "grip" being submitted, but 
>> it doesn't appear to have happened.
>>
>
> My impression is that the 'current' version of grip (3.x) is (was) 
> called grip, and the older non-gnome version was called grip2 because 
> it is Version 2.x. The README for grip2 agrees with this notion where 
> it says "This is an older version of Grip that does not require GNOME. 
> If you're looking for a modern version of Grip, see the package "grip""

Right, and like I said, "grip" (3.x) hasn't been submitted. "grip" (2.x) 
became "grip2" to make way for it. Confusing, I know.

-- 
Erik Hanson