Date: 12 Feb 2003 19:37:16 +0100 From: Franz Klammer <klammer@webonaut.com> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Removing GNOMENG Message-ID: <1045075035.663.73.camel@ds9.webonaut.com> In-Reply-To: <1045067568.308.2.camel@gyros> References: <1044991950.305.36.camel@gyros> <1044996271.644.97.camel@ds9.webonaut.com> <1045018703.89844.13.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1045047331.663.10.camel@ds9.webonaut.com> <1045067568.308.2.camel@gyros>
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Am Mi, 2003-02-12 um 17.32 schrieb Joe Marcus Clarke: > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 05:55, Franz Klammer wrote: > > Am Mi, 2003-02-12 um 03.58 schrieb Joe Marcus Clarke: > > > On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 15:44, Franz Klammer wrote: > > > > Am Di, 2003-02-11 um 20.32 schrieb Joe Marcus Clarke: > > > > > Okay, here is my release candidate diff for removing need for the > > > > > GNOMENG keyword, and adding GNOME 2 support to the new GNOME porting > > > > > infrastructure. This patch applies directly to ports/Mk/bsd.gnome.mk, > > > > > and removes the need for the bsd.gnomeng.mk file. > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to commit this tomorrow if possible. Please let me know if you > > > > > see of foresee any problems. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > work well for me with file_menu_applet. > > > > i've deleted the older mails about this (maybe you have written about) > > > > but why you don't include a kind of auto detection as additional safety. > > > > > > Give this diff a try. It adds such a check. I haven't done any testing > > > yet, though. > > > > > > > OK! it works. > > done test with and without WITH_GNOME_DESKTOP=[1|2] and it works > > like expected. > > I was doing some more thinking about this, and I think setting it for > the user is a bad idea. Think of the upgrade and downgrade scenarios. > Let's say the user is upgrading to GNOME 2. They won't have gnomepanel > installed, but they will have libpanel installed. Therefore, all their > GNOME 2 desktop bits will be broken. > > I think it's safer to force the user to make a conscious decision to > about which GNOME desktop version they want. This will prevent breakage > in places we don't want. > yes! you are right! but what do you think about this: (why make it so easy if there's a harder way? ;-)) 1. assuming the user has gnome1 installed and only want to install/upgrade a gnome1-package. --> auto setting the same with gnome2 2. for an up- or downgrade --> a descriptive (eye-catcher) message that he should allow this explicitly with WITH_GNOME_DESKTOP in make.conf == forcing 3.a fresh install --> same as point 3 or 3.b fresh install --> use gnome2 as default (X it also defaults to 4) if the user want install gnome1 back to 3. franz. > > > > FYI: i've only made one test with file_menu_applet. > > anything else i should check? > > Check as much as you can. > > Joe > > > > > franz. > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > eg: > > > > > > > > (ok! i know, that's not the correct syntax ;) > > > > > > > > if !defined(WITH_GNOME_DESKTOP); then > > > > if exists ../libpanelapplet-2.0.pc; then > > > > WITH_GNOME_DESKTOP=2 > > > > else > > > > WITH_GNOME_DESKTOP=1 > > > > endif > > > > endif > > > > > > > > sorry if this mail is a "argh! we already discussed about that!". > > > > i was too lazy to look into the archive. > > > > > > > > attached the patch that removes GNOMENG and the gnome1-check > > > > from file_menu_applet. > > > > > > > > franz. > > > > > > > > > Joe -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message
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