[Request] Plank, from Elementary team

Japanlinux · 2011-02-04 21:38:52

Hello, the Elementary team which makes a lot of programs lately has started working on plank. It's docky, simplified, and written in vala. As I've seen their slingshot-bzr launcher on the AUR, but not plank, I was hoping someone could put Plank in the AUR. If anyone can do this, you have my gratitude!
The launchpad area for it (not in a Ubuntu ppa yet since it's in development) is: https://code.launchpad.net/~docky-core/plank/trunk

dcc24 · 2011-02-17 23:25:13

Here's the PKGBUILD for the latest bzr revision. Note that this DOES NOT work! This latest revision is broken, and even if it were fixed, the PKBUILD still needs some sed magic to make the Makefile Arch-compatible. I've started it and I'd like to complete it, but first we need a bzr revision that actually compiles.

AUR page: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46610

pkgname=plank-bzr
_name=plank
pkgver=235
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Stupidly simple dock."
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
url="https://launchpad.net/nautilus-elementary"
license=('GPL')
groups=('gnome')
depends=('vala')
makedepends=('bzr')
provides=(${_name}=0.1)
conflicts=(${_name})
replaces=(${_name})
options=('!libtool' '!emptydirs')
install=${pkgname}.install

_bzrtrunk=lp:${_name}
_bzrmod=${_name}

build() {
  cd ${srcdir}

  msg "Connecting to the server...."

  if [ -d ${_bzrmod} ]; then
    bzr up ${_bzrmod}
    msg "The local files are updated."
  else
    bzr co ${_bzrtrunk} ${_bzrmod}
  fi

  msg "BZR checkout done or server timeout"
  msg "Starting make..."
  
  cd ${_name}
  ./autogen.sh
  ./configure
  
  sed -i 's|prefix = /usr/local|prefix = /usr|' Makefile
  
  make
}

package() {
  
  make install DESTDIR=$pkgdir
  
}

Last edited by dcc24 (2011-02-17 23:29:40)

Japanlinux · 2011-02-18 01:38:35

Interesting. What is it that stops if from working? Is there some porting-related issue in trying to get it to work like docky sans mono?

dcc24 · 2011-02-18 14:01:24

First of all the makefile doesn't support standard parameters like "--prefix" or "DESTDIR" so the only way to make it obey the Arch directory structure is some sed magic.

Even if we ignore that for now, the build still fails with:

plank-0.1.0

  Build Environment
    Install Prefix:     /usr/local
      Use GTK+ API:     2.0

  Build/Development
    Release Build:      no

Making all in Plank
  VALAC DockItems.c
Drawing/DrawingService.vala:141.6-141.62: error: Invalid assignment from owned expression to unowned variable
                    pbuf = IconTheme.get_default ().load_icon (icon, size, 0);
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Drawing/DrawingService.vala:145.7-145.68: error: Invalid assignment from owned expression to unowned variable
                        pbuf = IconTheme.get_default ().load_icon (parts [0], size, 0);
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Compilation failed: 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
make[2]: *** [plank_vala.stamp] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2
    Aborting...

Either I'm missing something so obvious, or r235 is broken.

tydell · 2011-07-06 17:15:39

First You need to install bamf with disabled gio module.
Here' the PKGBUILD , but before that download this and save as disablegio.patch in the same folder
Next You can install plank, this is PKGBUILD

Last edited by tydell (2011-07-06 17:16:51)

sumski · 2011-07-06 17:26:20

I think you need vala-0.10

tydell · 2011-07-06 17:59:39

I have vala installed

[tydell@myhost ~]$ yaourt -Ss vala
extra/vala 0.12.1-1 [installed]
    Compiler for the GObject type system

alez · 2011-08-12 08:55:20

pkgbuild works now although at the moment it's not a very useful application in my view. You have to edit text files to get new launchers and it will launch a new instance of a running application instead of bringing up the running one.

Arch Linux

#1 2011-02-04 21:38:52

[Request] Plank, from Elementary team

#2 2011-02-17 23:25:13

Re: [Request] Plank, from Elementary team

#3 2011-02-18 01:38:35

Re: [Request] Plank, from Elementary team

#4 2011-02-18 14:01:24

Re: [Request] Plank, from Elementary team

#5 2011-07-06 17:15:39

Re: [Request] Plank, from Elementary team

#6 2011-07-06 17:26:20

Re: [Request] Plank, from Elementary team

#7 2011-07-06 17:59:39

Re: [Request] Plank, from Elementary team

#8 2011-08-12 08:55:20

Re: [Request] Plank, from Elementary team

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