GNOME on &os;

From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Mon Jul 3 18:22:42 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 408AD9ECB2F; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:22:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1D92C7B041; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:22:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v63IMfmQ037532; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:22:41 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from bjk@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v63IMfdq037531; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:22:41 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201707031822.v63IMfdq037531@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: bjk set sender to bjk@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Benjamin Kaduk Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:22:41 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r50444 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: bjk X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 50444 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 18:22:42 -0000 Author: bjk Date: Mon Jul 3 18:22:41 2017 New Revision: 50444 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50444 Log: Add 2017Q2 GNOME entry from kwm Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml Mon Jul 3 18:07:39 2017 (r50443) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml Mon Jul 3 18:22:41 2017 (r50444) @@ -858,4 +858,80 @@ Make the transition to Gtk3 smoother for end users. + + + GNOME on &os; + + + + &os; GNOME Team + FreeBSD-gnome@FreeBSD.org + + + + + &os; GNOME Website + Development Repository + Upstream Build Bot + USE_GNOME Porter's Handbook Chapter + + + +

The &os; GNOME Team maintains the GNOME, MATE, and CINNAMON + desktop environments and graphical user interfaces for &os;. + GNOME 3 is part of the GNU Project. MATE is a fork of the + GNOME 2 desktop. CINNAMON is a desktop environment using + GNOME 3 technologies but with a GNOME 2 look and feel.

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After a period of not much activity, this quarter we + started a little experiment in how we merge ports from the + development repo to the &os; Ports Collection. Instead of + merging everything in one big commit, we have been updating + the GNOME ports one at a time or in small groups. For + example, the GTK+ stack and the Evolution Suite were updated + as groups, and all the gnome-games were done in one commit. + It might be a bit more work preparing and testing the + updates, but on the plus side, it easy to keep track of what + is going on, and allows us to pay attention to the details. + And it should be easier to commit smaller changes.

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This quarter started with the update of GTK+ 3 to 3.22.15, + and the underlying libraries to their latest stable + versions. After the GTK+ update, work started on getting + newer versions of other GNOME applications updated.

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The webkit2-gtk3 port was first updated to the + 2.14 series and later to 2.16.3, which is the latest stable + version. This step was needed because 2.16 couldn't be + built on &os; 10.3 without some required framework + changes.

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harfbuzz-icu was split off from the main + harfbuzz port. This drops the heavy icu + dependency from the main harfbuzz port.

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A longstanding GLib/gio bug was fixed that had + previously caused crashes of gnome-shell and other + applications when share/applications was modified, + as happens on pkg install or + deinstall.

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Many of these updates are based on work previous.y done in + the Gnome development branch by Ruslan Makhmatkhanov, Gustau + Perez and Koop Mast.

+ + + + Porting of Mutter/Gnome-shell/GDM 3.24 is complete. + Unfortunately, GDM is blocking the update because of a + "handoff" bug to the session after login. + + Fix the control-center printer sub menu. As a + workaround, system-config-printer can be used to + configure printers. + + MATE 1.18 is being QA tested and should arrive in early + July. + +