On Sun, Aug 04, 2013 at 12:30:10PM +0400, Mike Korbakov wrote:
> 
> 
> 03.08.2013, 12:19, "James Griffin" <j...@kontrol.kode5.net>:
> > ================Sat  3.Aug'13 at  6:39:47 +0400, Mike 
> > Korbakov================
> >
> >>  Hi, ports !
> >>
> >>  I thought, the purpose of gnome meta-port is to get a fully functional IDE
> >>  by launching installing single package.
> >>  But in OpenBSD-5.4 something goes wrong.
> >>  I built the system from sources with tag OPENBSD_5_4 and did clean
> >>  install on a virtual machine.
> >>  GNOME installed by running the following commands:
> >>
> >>  # cd /usr/ports/meta/gnome
> >>  # make run-depends
> >>  # make install
> >>
> >>  After that gdm appeared in system, but not ready to work:
> >>
> >>  # gdm
> >>  gdm[4886]: error getting system bus: Could not connect: No such file or 
> >> directory
> >>
> >>  however, d-bus present in the system:
> >
> > You need to start some daemons by specifying them in /etc/rc.conf.local :
> >
> > pkg_scripts="dbus_daemon avahi_daemon avahi_dnsconfd ... "
> >
> > It also was necessary to add some lines to ~/.xinitrc/~.xsession :
> >
> > # if dbus is installed, start its daemon
> > if test -x /usr/local/bin/dbus-launch -a -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS" ; 
> > then
> >         eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`
> > fi
> >
> > (although I don't think that bit is required anymore. Not certain
> > though.)
> >
> > As others have said, the pkg-readme files explain exactly what you need
> > to set up.
> >
> > --
> >
> > James Griffin: jmz at kontrol.kode5.net
> >
> > A4B9 E875 A18C 6E11 F46D  B788 BEE6 1251 1D31 DC38
> 
> Thanks.
> I thought now is little difference between the release and current.
> 
> "Cheat sheet" from readme was enough to launch d-bus.
> Unfortunately GNOME-3 can't work on VMware and my Asus N55SF laptop,
> because (/var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log): 
> "gnome-session-is-accelerated: No hardware 3D support."

This is pretty much covered by gnome's README:
'GNOME requires a 3D accelerated display. '

Use real HW ?

> Given the structure of the /usr/local/share and the number of files in it,
> I would not be surprised if in the next version after installing the package
> will receive a link to Google (really you can find the complete answers
> to all questions in the web).
> 
> I believe that the end of the installation is a good time to show the 
> package-readme
> (more suitable occasion I did not come up).
> In any case, it was after installing user should see key information such as:
> 1. The package is not operational immediately after installation.
> 2. The package is unworkable in certain hardware configurations.
> 3. ?hanges are required in system configuration files.
> 4. Where to read about security considerations and specific configurations.
> 5. Other unusual specifics...

All this is covered by:

Look in /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes for extra documentation.

Imagine that we'd display the whole readme or dozens of other messages
for all packages you've just installed. Would you scroll back through
all of it ? no.

Landry

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