From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 29 10:27:01 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C370C16A4CE for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:27:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao05.cox.net (lakemtao05.cox.net [68.1.17.116]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C9F843D39 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:26:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([68.103.32.11]) by lakemtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031229182657.MTUN29834.lakemtao05.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com>; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:26:57 -0500 Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:25:56 -0600 To: Sven Esbjerg References: <1071901810.451.21.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <20031229162143.GH24456@gosling.home.xbsd.net> From: Jeremy Messenger Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20031229162143.GH24456@gosling.home.xbsd.net> User-Agent: Opera7.23/Linux M2 build 518 cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for something to do? X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:27:01 -0000 On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:21:43 +0100, Sven Esbjerg wrote: > NB! This is not a bug report just a general feeling after some hours > using > gnome-2.5. > Machine is: > FreeBSD enzo.home.xbsd.net 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #1: Fri Dec 26 > 08:43:18 CET 2003 root@enzo.home.xbsd.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ENZO > i386 > > Dual P-III 800MHz. 1GB RAM. 1 UDMA 100 IDE Seagate IV. > Matrox G550. Plextor SCSI CD-ROM and CD-RW. Creative IDE DVD drive. > > On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 01:30:10AM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >> If you like GNOME and like seeing it on FreeBSD, and you're interested >> in lending a hand, there are a few TODO items you can help out with. >> >> set the following in /etc/make.conf to aid with debugging: >> >> CFLAGS= "-O -g pipe" >> STRIP= > > I started from scratch. > > Hmmm... weird. Ports like python complains that -g is not understood and > then > fails... > Removed the line and everything installed fine. Strange, it doesn't happen to in here. I have everything compiled with -g, but not mplayer, libxine, xvid and sdl. >> * gstreamer[-plugins]: Make sure your favorite plug-in works. Try >> testing out gst-capable apps such as rhythmbox, gst-mixer, >> nautilus-media, etc. > > In rythmbox when I try to use one of the radio stations it reports > loading > forever and uses a lot of cpu time. > Screenshot: http://xbsd.net/~esbjerg/gnome25/rythmbox-radio.png > Radio stations work fine from xmms. > Rhythmbox seems like a slow monster but is able to play mp3 with/without > esd > running. > >> * gnome-network: This is a new suite in GNOME 2.5. It allows you to >> launch remote RSH and SSH sessions as well as offers a MacOS X >> netinfo-like app that lets you run ping, traceroute, whois, etc. While >> the interface info is not complete yet, all of the various network tests >> should work. > > Devices-Information: Hardware address not showing and Links speed not > showing. > Devices-Statistics: not showing > Most of it works. The ssh thingy which starts a terminal with ssh is > quite > slow - I would never use it. > Also the gnome-terminal is something of a cpu hog compared to xterm. When > gnome-terminal is showing top it uses 5-7% cpu time. When xterm is doing > the > same it uses around 1.2% cpu time. It's normal and known issue. You should compare from 2.0 to 2.4.x or 2.5.x, you will see the improvement a lot (big time!). 633 mezz 76 0 22668K 11520K select 4:18 0.78% 0.78% gnome-terminal The CPU will go higher and higher if you move the mouse on it and keep move around. Cheers, Mezz >> * Evolution 1.5: This is a biggie. Besides general functionality, you >> should be checking to make sure pops and imaps work correctly. Note: >> Evo bugs can be filed using bug-buddy, but the Bugzilla tool can be >> found at http://bugzilla.ximian.com. > > Unstable... It starts but cannot be closed on my machine. Had to do a > kill -9 > on it. Also the calendar is not working. Clicking on the calendar button > doesn't give a new view. > > Other findings. Font rendering not quite good. Some fonts are smacked > halfway > onto each other in the terminal using system font. In xterms I get > artifacts > from text. > Screenshot: http://xbsd.net/~esbjerg/gnome25/font-artifacts.png > notice the xterm bottom to the left. In the bottom there are some lines > underscores. Also notice some of the filenames which are missing > underscores. This is with xterm -fa monospace -fs 8 (1280x1024) > Screenshot: http://xbsd.net/~esbjerg/gnome25/gnome-term-sys-font.png > showing crammed together fonts > Screenshot: http://xbsd.net/~esbjerg/gnome25/gnome-term-monospace-8.png > showing nice fonts with monospace 8 > > Cdplayer still defaults to /dev/acd0c which is not used on 5.x anymore. > Changing this to /dev/acd0 works - for my IDE dvd drive. > Cdplayer still doesn't work with my SCSI drives... > > Nautilus cd-burn works as far as creating an image. It starts a dialog > which > states it's going to burn the CD but nothing happens. My cd-writer is > plextor > SCSI drive which might explain this. > Using cdrecord to burn the created image works fine. > Screenshot: http://xbsd.net/~esbjerg/gnome25/cd-NOT-burn.png > > Menu Accessebility-Dasher is missing an icon. > > Not sure I like the new nautilus look... 8{ > > Anyway thanx for all the hard work creating the ports. > > Sven Esbjerg -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.