Changes between Version 78 and Version 79 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

Apr 1, 2020, 6:14:02 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

Lewis Rosenthal

Comment:

Added warning about legacy package installations being required when updating poppler. See ​https://mantis.arcanoae.com/view.php?id=2808.

WikiStart

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 == Additional software prerequisites ==
-It is strongly recommended to install from RPM, though WPI is still supported for most prerequisites:
+It is strongly recommended to install from RPM (using YUM or Arca Noae Package Manager), though zipped packages may be available for some prerequisites.
 
 If you use RPM, you should install the following with the single command for versions up through '''1.3.5''':
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 To have Japanese fonts working in '''1.5.0''' you need the poppler-data package. This is listed above. If you do not wish to add such support, you may omit it from the Quick install list. Libcx is not required for version 1.4.0.
 
+=== Notes about RPM/YUM updates ===
+From time to time, updates to various RPMs may break compatibility with some Lucide components. This is particularly true of the PDF plugin, which depends upon the poppler library, which may require a "legacy" package to be installed to satisfy its dependency. As of Lucide 1.5.0, the PDF plugin requires poppler 0.59.0. If updating poppler beyond 0.59.0, be sure to select the latest poppler-legacy-<version>-0.59.0-<release> for your platform (e.g., poppler-legacy-70-0.59.0-3.oc00.L) to satisfy the PDF plugin's dependency.
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+Newer legacy versions do not replace older ones, but merely provide additional backward compatibility. Thus, poppler-legacy-70-0.59.0-3.oc00.L may be installed alongside poppler-legacy-66-0.52.0-1.oc00.L as they provide different compatibilities (the "70-0.59.0" package does not update, upgrade, obsolete, or replace the "66-0.52.0" legacy package; they do different things).
 
 == Latest Versions ==
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-Due to the inclusion of a forwarder in recent poppler builds, issues experienced before where the installation of a new poppler build would result in Lucide's PDF plugin not being loaded have essentially been resolved. The Lucide Project extends great thanks to the porting team for their consideration and work in this regard.
+Due to the inclusion of a forwarder in recent poppler builds, issues experienced before where the installation of a new poppler build would result in Lucide's PDF plugin not being loaded have essentially been resolved. The Lucide Project extends great thanks to the porting team for their consideration and work in this regard. (See updating notes above for cautions which still apply.)