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Re: Request for a library update in the repositories
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:29:37 -0500
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On 04/13/2011 06:53 AM, Sébastien Bardeau wrote:
>    Dear SL developers,
>
> how can I request an update of one of the libraries available in the
> Scientific Linux distribution and thus in the repositories?
>
> I work under Scientific Linux 5.5 but am not administrator of the
> system. His policy is that the system must match exactly the official
> distribution. I encounter an annoying bug in gtk+. The current version
> available under SL5.5 is 2.10.4, while I know for example that the bug
> has been fixed in 2.10.8 at least. Is it possible to update the micro
> number (i.e. bug fixes only) of the gtk+ libraries to 2.10.8 or even
> better to latest stable 2.10.14? Or should I first make the same request
> to RedHat 5.5, and you will then include it automatically?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Sebastien Bardeau
>

You should make the request to RedHat, and we will include in automatically.

Troy
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