making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

sinisterguy · 2006-04-19 23:27:52

Hello everybody,

I've been using arch now for 3 months and I'm loving it. I've started to familiarize myself with ABS and I've build several packages for my own use. I wanted to try out the new Xfce beta as I am a big fan of LnF stuff. I noticed that the beta isn't in any of the official repositories, and I don't want to use the shadowhand svn builds because I don't want my system randomly breaking after a pacman -Su. Anyway, my question is this: what prefix should I install xfce to. I understand that the "Arch Way" puts them in the /opt directory. If thats true would the build section of my PKGBUILDs look like this (generic example):

build() {
  cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
  ./configure --prefix=/opt/xfce4
  make || return 1
  make prefix=$startdir/pkg install
}

I love arch and the "arch way" of keeping it simple and organized. If I didn't i just would have ./configure && make && make installed all the sources without making packages out of them.

emma · 2006-04-19 23:33:38

The Shadowhand repository will not randomly break your system, because he knows what he is doing. ^_^

sinisterguy · 2006-04-19 23:38:16

either way, i'd like to try and build the released beta:)

sinisterguy · 2006-04-20 00:56:53

nevermind i think i'll give the shadowhand repo a try

elliott · 2006-04-20 05:19:36

I'm using the xfce4-svn packages from shadowhand's repo, I haven't had a single problem except the latest xfce4-mixer doesn't seem to work with OSS sound card drivers. I'm amazed at how far Xfce has come, I used to use the 3.x series back on Slack 9.

tomk · 2006-04-20 06:34:13

You can get all the current xfce4 PKGBUILDs from ABS, and change the pkgver variable as required. That would get you most of the way there.

shadowhand · 2006-04-20 14:04:13

tomk wrote:

You can get all the current xfce4 PKGBUILDs from ABS, and change the pkgver variable as required. That would get you most of the way there.

My PKGBUILDs are available too, which might be easier to use, but would require taking out the -svn stuff. Either way, it's up to you. I don't really see the point, seeing that 4.4 will go stable soon, and the Arch devs will package it up.

elasticdog · 2006-04-20 14:37:58

Will you continue maintaining the svn versions even after the new stable release is out?

shadowhand · 2006-04-21 01:00:31

elasticdog wrote:

Will you continue maintaining the svn versions even after the new stable release is out?

Of course.

Fajer · 2006-04-25 09:00:13

Hi, I'm hew one here, so "Hallo" to everybody

But in the topic, I'm going to install your svn verson, I heard it rocks. I can't wait :mrgreen:

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#1 2006-04-19 23:27:52

making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

#2 2006-04-19 23:33:38

Re: making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

#3 2006-04-19 23:38:16

Re: making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

#4 2006-04-20 00:56:53

Re: making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

#5 2006-04-20 05:19:36

Re: making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

#6 2006-04-20 06:34:13

Re: making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

#7 2006-04-20 14:04:13

Re: making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

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Re: making Xfce 4.4 beta packages

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