Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:59:26 -0500 From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Announcing GNOME 2.4.0 for FreeBSD Message-ID: <oprvcptc1n8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <1063310141.702.44.camel@gyros> References: <1063309044.702.36.camel@gyros> <oprvcpgxvm8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <1063310141.702.44.camel@gyros>
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On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:55:41 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 15:51, Jeremy Messenger wrote: >> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:37:24 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke >> <marcus@FreeBSD.org> >> wrote: >> >> > I am pleased to announce GNOME 2.4.0 is now available for FreeBSD. >> > Unfortunately, due to timing issues with 4.9-RELEASE, it will not make >> > it into the official ports tree until after 4.9 is released (looks >> like >> > early October right now). In the meantime, you can get to it from my >> > CVS tree at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi. For >> those >> > without CVS access, I have periodic tarballs made, and are >> downloadable >> > from the same URL. You should also download the marcusmerge script to >> > aid in merging my ports tree with the official tree. If you already >> > have a copy of the script, download it again. Things have changed. >> > I would like to thank the entire GNOME team for their outstanding work >> > on the new features in GNOME 2.4.0 as well as their willingness to >> > incorporate so many FreeBSD-specific patches. I would also like to >> > thank our own FreeBSD GNOME team. Without adamw@ and bland@, GNOME >> > 2.4.0 would not be possible. And without GNOME team members both past >> > and present such as sobomax@, ade@, vanilla@, nakai@, and others I'm >> > sure I've missed, GNOME on FreeBSD would not be what it is today. >> Also, >> > thanks to our GNOME users and GNOME 2.3 testers. Without their >> > invaluable patches, bug reports, and nagging, I'm sure things would be >> > quite broken. >> > >> > For the official GNOME 2.4.0 release notes, feature list, and >> > screenshots, please see http://www.gnome.org/start/2.4/. For all your >> > GNOME on FreeBSD needs, please see http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/. >> >> Great, thanks guys!! >> >> Just want to add something in here too.. I would recommend anyone to do >> the 'pkg_delete -f bonobo-activation', before you do the upgrade from >> Gnome 2.[0,2] to 2.4.. Perhaps, Gnome team should add about it in the >> FAQ >> in website? > > I actually fixed this in the latest release of marcusmerge. That's why > I recommend everyone downloads the script. That's even better, thanks! I am still using very old marcusmerge and it just work for me.. :-) But, I will get the new one right now. Cheers, Mezz > Joe > >> >> Cheers, >> Mezz >> >> > Joe -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.
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