Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:24:27 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Joe Marcus Clarke" <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading -CURRENT and will downgrade GNOME to 2.6... Message-ID: <opscqfy1mk9aq2h7@mezz> In-Reply-To: <1092503694.36842.5.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <opscqfb51e9aq2h7@mezz> <1092503694.36842.5.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:14:54 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 13:10, Jeremy Messenger wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Right now, I am working on the upgrading the -CURRENT (the buildworld >> just >> started) and I am planning to delete all apps, then install GNOME 2.6 to >> allow me to do the test better while I am going to work on the >> ruby-gtk2/gnome2 update to 0.10.0. > > Please install from packages from the Tinderbox. They are up-to-date > with GNOME 2.6 minus the glib20 and gtk20 updates from yesterday. This is what I am planning to do. :-) >> When I am done with the ruby-gtk2/gnome2 update, then do you want me to >> test with gnome_upgrade.sh for GNOME 2.6 -> 2.7.x? Unless, it's already >> well tested by adamw and/or whomever. If nobody reply on this part, >> then I >> will do the 'rm -rf /usr/local/* /usr/X11R6/* /compat/linux/* >> /var/db/pkg/*' and do the clean install instead gnome_upgrade.sh, >> because >> it is faster than portupgrade when do the big upgrade. > > I think a gnome_upgrade.sh would be a good idea. I would also ask you > do this with packages just to see if there are any gotchas. You should > be able to manipulate PORTUPGRADE_ARGS to get this to happen via > packages. It might be nice to have some documentation for users when > 2.8 comes out. Good idea, I shall do this then. > Note: the 2.7 packages are lagging a bit since I'm waiting for 2.7.90 > to be officially announced. Thanks! Yep, I agree about some 2.7 tarballs are lagging... I won't be surpised if we will have GTK+ 2.4.6.1 or whatever soon, because I noticed one or two new simple bug(s). :-) Cheers, Mezz > Joe > >> >> Cheers, >> Mezz -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org
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