[rox-devel] Re: SystemTrayN 0.3.1

[Stephen W. <st...@ke...>]

Ken Hayber <ke...@ha...> wrote:

> Stephen Watson wrote:
> > SystemTrayN 0.3.1 (notification area applet) has been released.
> > 
> > You can install it by entering this URL into AddApp:
> > 
> >   http://www.kerofin.demon.co.uk/2006/interfaces/SystemTrayN
> > 
> > To upgrade:
> > 
> > - Right click on the application and choose 'Versions...' from the menu.
> > - Click on 'Refresh all now'.
> > - Ensure 'Help test new versions' is selected.
> > 
> > For more information, including package downloads, see:
> > 
> >   http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/node/214
> > 
> > Changes in 0.3.1:
> > 
> > Updates for current ROX-CLib practice: use libdir to find ROX-CLib,
> > use rox_init_with_domain(), add Zero Install target to Makefile.
> > 
> > May need to explicitly link against libX11, added configure test.
> > 
> > Don't use guchar for strings, just causes gcc warnings.
> > 
> > Add injector feed.  Fix parsing of options.  Added support for menu
> > shortcuts.
> > 
> 
> In trying this I found 2 problems:
> 
> 1) ROX-CLib doesn't support ppc64 platform (I'll send a patch later)
> 2) Now it won't use my existing build of ROX-CLib.  Instead it tries to
download using 0launch and 
> it fails (and fails, and fails, ... it keeps trying, endlessly opening
xterms) because of 1) above.

Have you registered your ppc64 build as a local feed?

> We really need to get this sorted out - just because someone has 0launch
on their system doesn't 
> mean we want to use it all the time.  I support it for my apps so it is
installed here, but I do not 
> use it for myself.  Can't we please have an option that indicates whether
0launch should be used or 
> not?  At least make the local install higher priority over 0launch or ask
before just downloading or 
> something?

I thought that was what the local feed was for.

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