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  • Final(?) update

    Hi, all friends

    I made a update to cygnome-1.4 package repository. Perhaps this update
    perhaps is the final one. As we're heading to GNOME2, it seems that
    there's nothing more we want to do with it.

    This time there isn't too many new package release(except gvim-6.2 and
    a little change to startgnome). I just re-uploaded some packages to the
    installation repository (http://cygnome.sourceforge.net/install).
    These packages were released on the project's Files page
    (https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67909),
    but Due to some reason (e.g some packages are too big) was no uploaded
    to repository, thus kept not available for direct access from Cygwin setup.

    * deleted some old releases to make room
    * Fixed a bug in startgnome (thanks Brian Fennell)
    * New: gvim-6.2-3, actually built on Aug, 2003
    * uploaded some big packages
    - gnumeric-1.0.9
    - anjuta-1.0.1
    - gimp-1.2.3
    * uploaded packages released after 2003/05/01, including:
    - gtk+ updated to 1.2.10-20, which enabled X_LOCALE
    - mah-jong 1.5.6
    - d4x 1.30
    - gtk-engines-extra 20030829
    - gtk-themes-extra 20030829
    - sylpheed-claws 0.9.6 and sylpheed-iconset-20030923
    - gnome-commander 1.0.1
    * some other packages
    - gnome-python-1.4.1-5 (made for python-2.2)
    - glimmer-1.0.1 and 1.2.1, the former needs pygtk
    - xmms-1.2.7
    * and some special packages
    - psmisc-20.2 (killall)
    - mc-4.5.55 (prefix=/usr/local, statically against glib,
    but it support subshell and smbfs)
    - wmaker-0.80.0 (prefix=/usr/local,
    but XIM and GNOME hint support was enabled)
    - libungif-4.1.0-9b1 (built before libtool age,
    our wmaker needs it)

    2004-05-22 04:29:48 PDT by glyoung

  • Some updates in recent days

    gtk+-1.2.10-20
    -----------------
    We have gtk+-1.2.10 rebuilt, this time X_LOCALE are forced.
    Also the Ximian's enhancement for the file selector (navigation buttons for $HOME, ~/.gnome-desktop, ~/Documents) is merged in.

    sylpheed-claws-0.9.6
    --------------------
    Sylpheed-claws updated to new main upstream release.
    As aspell now is a official cygwin package, this time we enabled aspell support.
    If you're still using cygwin-1.3 series, you can use the package we provided,
    it's just a rebuild on cygwin-1.3.
    And widechar support issue is fixed in the Cygwin port.

    d4x-1.30
    --------
    A new application for Cygwin GNOME, but the Cygwin port is not stable enough.
    Downloader for X, a FTP/HTTP download manager for X window system
    Homepage: http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo

    mah-jong-1.5.6
    --------------
    A new game for Cygwin GNOME.
    Mah-jong: The original Mah-Jong game
    Keep in mind that the original Mah-Jong game has nothing to do with the well-known solitaire game.

    2003-11-13 06:21:57 PST by glyoung

  • Some applications updated

    Long time to have any news.

    This time there are several applications are updated to the latest version:
    dillo updated to 0.7.3
    gnome-commander updated to 1.0.1
    gtktalog updated to 1.0.3
    sylpheed-claws updated to 0.9.3 (now iconset themes packages are included)


    Enjoy

    2003-08-23 03:49:37 PDT by glyoung

  • GNOME 2.2.1 patches available for test

    Hi, all!
    After a long and hard built, we've got nearly all GNOME 2.2.1 packages built and run on cygwin,
    and included newly XFree86 packages freetype 2.1.3, fontconfig 2.1, Xft 2.0.1.
    They are glib2, GTK+2, atk, pango, linc, ORBit2, bonobo-activation, etc... about all the packages of base
    GNOME 2.2.1 desktop (get the sources from http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/desktop/2.2/2.2.1/sources/).
    We also get metacity window manager and nautilus file manager to work, and some applications like gaim, gedit, ggv, etc.
    Well, there are so many of bugs :-( and not stable yet, but, the GNOME 2.2 on cygwin is ready to run!


    Well, I'll be on a long-term business trip right now, so I have no time to find out the bugs and
    upload binary packeages, sorry, please wait...
    However I have uploaded the patches on http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/test-patches/,
    they can get the sources *compiled*. If you are interest in GNOME2 on cygwin , you can try these patches,
    and try to find out the BUGs!
    Thanks!


    I've uploaded some screenshots on http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/.

    GNOME 2.2.1 on Cygwin Starting up...
    http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/cygnome2-startup.png

    The GNOME 2.2.1 Desktop on Cygwin (with gaim, gnome-terminal run)
    http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/cygnome2-desktop.png

    The Nautilus File Manager
    http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/cygnome2-nautilus.png

    Well, lots of functions not work presently.
    http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/cygnome2-notwork.png

    The GNOME 2.2.1 Desktop use zh_CN locale (Simplified Chinese, running gedit,
    use miniChinput Input Method Server to input Chinese text.)
    http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/cygnome2-gedit-zh_CN.png

    The Nautilus File Manager use zh_CN locale (Simplified Chinese).
    http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/cygnome2-nautilus-zh_CN.png

    I'm converting the screenshots files from BMP to PNG use GIMP 1.2.3 ;-) !
    http://cygnome2.sourceforge.net/screenshots/cygnome2-desktop-zh_CN.png



    2003-04-18 10:04:29 PDT by hzhr

  • DevHelp-0.4 available now

    Hi, buddies!

    DevHelp-0.4 is available for Cygwin GNOME now.

    DevHelp is a developers help program, with which you can browse and search GNOME
    API and GNU Manuals.
    Features:
    * Full indexing of books in XML.
    * HTML viewer (GtkHTML).
    * Search by function, struct, macro etc.
    * Transparent HTTP support with GnomeVFS.
    * Commandline search powered by bonobo, with nice emacs integration.
    * Simple installer for books.
    * 5 zoom levels.

    I've provided two books: one for gtk-1.2 and one for gnome-1.x.
    You can find a lot of books at http://lidn.sourceforge.net.

    It is port to Cygwin GNOME by Steven O'Brien.
    (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steven.obrien2/apps.html)

    Built on cygwin 1.3.20, with gcc-3.2-3, binutils-20030307, gettext-0.11.5
    and Cygwin GNOME 1.4 Beta2 (http://cygnome.sourceforge.net/relnotes.html)

    Links:
    - Homepage: http://devhelp.codefactory.se
    - Binary, source and books for gtk-1.2/gnome-1.x
    http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67909&release_id=152471

    - These packages also are available for Cygwin setup
    http://cygnome.sourceforge.net/install/release/devhelp


    2003-04-12 07:08:49 PDT by glyoung