Easy way to install and not register glib12 ports?

[jb_fvwm2]

Ways I think may work) unpack a txz, copy its files to the path; make DESTDIR somewhere; uninstall a slew of glib20 ports and copy the few glib12 ports and libraries to elsewhere; install a jail from which to run glib12 programs rather than gtk20; mount nullfs the glib12 ports from a thumbdrive; request glib12 ports to be modified to use instead gtk20; find gtk20 alternatives for programs.

Thanks for anyone replying who has found an easily done solution. I've only two programs which I use (one daily one weekly) that require glib12 ...

 

[SirDice]

I've only two programs which I use (one daily one weekly) that require glib12 ...

Which ones? They may be able to build against glib20 with a few options set.

 

[jb_fvwm2]

claws-mail and xzgv ... and sometimes x11-wm/fvwm2

 

[SirDice]

claws-mail and xzgv ... and sometimes x11-wm/fvwm2

mail/claws-mail already uses GTK20:

USE_GNOME= gtk20

graphics/xzgv appears to use both:

USE_GNOME= imlib gdkpixbuf gtk20

It's the imlib dependency that pulls in gtk12. Not sure if it can be removed, you could try.

x11-wm/fvwm2 only depends on gtk12 if imlib support has been enabled (turned off by default).

 

[jb_fvwm2]

It builds and runs fine with the edited xzgv/Makefile. [ I've eight or so other ports maybe-installed depeding upon the devel/glib12, but no time to use them in the near term. So almost solved for now ... preferring to leave the questions up in case anyone has a similar situation solved. ]