PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

punkrockguy318 · 2004-06-05 20:29:44

Some popular gdesklets (Starterbar, CornerXMMS) require some dependencies.
CornerXMMS requires PyXMMS 1.06. I have a package for the latest version, here it is:

PKGBUILD:

pkgname=pyxmms
pkgver=2.02
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A python port of XMMS"
url="http://www.via.ecp.fr/~flo/"
license=""
depends=(python)
makedepends=()
conflicts=()
replaces=()
backup=()
install=
source=(http://people.via.ecp.fr/~flo/2002/PyXMMS/dist/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz setup.cfg)
md5sums=()

build() {
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr
  cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
  cp ../../setup.cfg ./
  echo prefix=$startdir/pkg/usr/ >> setup.cfg
  python ./setup.py build
  python ./setup.py install 
}

setup.cfg:

[sdist]
formats=bztar,gztar,zip

[bdist]
formats=bztar,gztar,zip

[install]

(Is there anyway to remove one line from the end of a file via command line?

I changed the version number for the pkgbuild, but it didn't compile.

You need pyXDG for the starterbar desklet to work. I tried making a package for it, but it had a python module installation system that I didn't know how to --prefix. Can anyone else help?

I was thinking after some of these deps are in the database a gdesklet package be made. All the gdesklets will be in /usr/share/gdesklets/. To add a desklet, you just do gdesklets /usr/share/gdesklets/somedesklet/desklet.display. It'd be a compilation of a lot of popular desklets, rather then a bunch of individual packages. What do you think? Thanks for your help in advance!

Nuak · 2004-06-08 13:03:24

It's a good idea making a desklets package.
I tell you what i have done: i have compiled dpkg from debian, and extracted de gdesklets-data package from debian. Then you have all desklets (displays and sensors) ready to use.
I have the same problem with pyXDG.

PSI desklets works in your desktop? Not in mine.

Nuak · 2004-06-08 14:11:20

Hi, I have created a pyXDG package
Enjoy!
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=30076

punkrockguy318 · 2004-06-08 16:35:58

Yeah, gdesklets remind me of my days with SuSe RPMs. Dependency hell! A gdesklet package would work nice. It seems like a lot of the desklets are broken. The popular desklets that would need to be included are: PSI, Starterbar, CornerXMMS, clocks, andt hings like that. The pyXDG package looks very nice! I'll give it a try!

PS: PSI doesn't work on my machine either.

Nuak · 2004-06-08 16:43:27

punkrockguy318 wrote:

Yeah, gdesklets remind me of my days with SuSe RPMs. Dependency hell! A gdesklet package would work nice. It seems like a lot of the desklets are broken. The popular desklets that would need to be included are: PSI, Starterbar, CornerXMMS, clocks, andt hings like that. The pyXDG package looks very nice! I'll give it a try!
PS: PSI doesn't work on my machine either.

Hey, I have the gDesklets Starterbar up and running in my machine with the pyXDG package

Damn PSI sensors...

neotuli · 2004-07-19 05:14:00

I can't seem to get starterbar running...how did you guys to it??

neotuli · 2004-07-19 05:32:06

Nevermind , I killed X and co. and it all started magically working....

longhornxtreme · 2004-09-01 03:44:50

I think thats a really good idea... I'm struggling through trying to set up Psi sensors and I think I'm pretty much going to give up... one for my linux newbness... 2 for lack of documenations.... 3 for dependency hell... the whole point of arch isn't messing with this dependency crap....

(Not that I'm blaming Arch at all... I finally found the near perfect distro... that keeps getting better)

If there's anything I can do to help let me know... bear in mind I'm still a newb as far as indepth workings of nix systems are concerned....

Arch Linux

#1 2004-06-05 20:29:44

PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

#2 2004-06-08 13:03:24

Re: PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

#3 2004-06-08 14:11:20

Re: PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

#4 2004-06-08 16:35:58

Re: PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

#5 2004-06-08 16:43:27

Re: PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

#6 2004-07-19 05:14:00

Re: PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

#7 2004-07-19 05:32:06

Re: PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

#8 2004-09-01 03:44:50

Re: PyXMMS, PyXDG, and Gdesklets

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