Thanks for all that - I managed to get a package in the end but I will keep these excellent instructions next time I'm distro swapping and want to experiment! And very glad to hear e16 has a future :-))
2008/7/24 Kim Woelders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Simon Robinson wrote: >> >> Hi, just wondering if anyone can point me to any documentation on how >> to perform a manual install of the latest e16 release, for those who >> love this window manager but don't necessarily have the skills to >> package it up for our respective distros, and get tired of nagging >> those that do, to update their packages as new releases come out. I >> realise that a manual installation might vary according to the distro >> but anything would be a start... or how about releasing packages for >> distros other than Fedora (although I'm sure Kwo is busy enough!). I >> have used e16 on Fedora, Ubuntu and KateOS and currently Zenwalk >> running 0.16.8.10 but the version numbers always start to slip :-( >> > Building/installing e16 is more or less just like for any other package. > The biggest problem is to get all the stuff needed to do the build. > > Libraries needed - You'll have to translate these library names into the > corresponding development package names used in your distro: > > Required: > libImlib2, libXext, libX11 > (e.g. on Fedora 8 this would translate to the packages imlib2-devel, > libXext-devel, and libX11-devel) > > Unless you know exactly what you do want you probably want these too: > libXxf86vm, libICE, libSM, libXft, libXrender, libXrandr, libXinerama > > If you want compositing: > libXcomposite, libXdamage, libXfixes > > If you want pango font rendering support: > libpangoxft > > Other packages needed: > - gettext (and any associated development package) > - Obviously make, C compiler, C library, etc. > > > I'll assume you want to build from a source tarball. Building from cvs is > basically just as simple but requires a few more development tools. > > 1) Get tarball from here: > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2 > > 2) Unpack tarball, e.g. > $ tar -xzf e16-0.16.8.14-0.04.tar.gz > > 3) Step into source directory > $ cd e16-0.16.8.14-0.04 > > 4) Configure > $ ./configure --prefix=/usr > > 5) Build > $ make > > 6) Install (must be done as root if /usr prefix is used) > # make install > > Done! > > >> Also what is the road map for e16? Is it going to keep on being >> developed indefinitely despite the presence of e17? I hope so as I am >> a huge fan and wouldn't want to use anything else. There must be >> others too... >> > I'll keep maintaining e16 for the foreseeable future. > I don't have any major plans though, other than fixing bugs and keeping up > with changes in external stuff. > > /Kim > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
