Re: [e-users] Installing epplets from CVS

[Toby C. <tob...@mp...>]

> >Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to install the CVS version. I
> >grabbed e16 from CVS, but under the epplets directory I don't see any
> >configure script. The only script that is there is autogen.sh, which
> >according to the CVS logs doesn't work yet.
> >
> >I can confirm that - I tried it despite the warning, just in case ;-)
> >It seems to run OK, but running make after fails with compiler errors
> [snip]
>
> Striking!  I have to say that I had no problems with the epplets from 
> CVS.  I ran autogen.sh then make,  make install,  etc.
> What OS/Distribution are you running?  Do you have all the requisite 
> libs?  What are the compiler errors?


Sorry for the very slow reply. Knowing that the autoconf installation
ought to work, I went back and looked a little harder at those compile
errors, and realised I was missing some libs <slinks off with tail
between legs>. Perhaps the CVS logs could be changed to make it clear
that the autogen.sh script does work?

It now compiles fine. Since that worked, I'm hopeful there's a way to
get the RPM build using the epplets.spec file to work. I tried:
  make dist
  rpm -bb epplets.spec
which almost works, but fails at the last step with the errors listed
below. The "epplets-0.7-0.5" in the first line looks odd to me...?

> Basically, I ran the CVS Epplets and found them to be much less
> buggy and ready for prime time (hint, hint, Michael ;-P) than the .5
> release.

The new epplets definitely seem much improved...
<adding my voice to the hint ;-)>

Thanks a lot for all the help!

Toby



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[snip successful make msgs]

Processing files: epplets-0.7-0.5
error: File not found by glob: /var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/bin/*
error: File not found by glob:
/var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/enlightenment/epplet_icons/*
error: File not found by glob:
/var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/enlightenment/epplet_data/*
Executing(%doc): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.71777
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/RPM/BUILD
+ cd epplets-0.7
+ DOCDIR=/var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/doc/epplets-0.7
+ export DOCDIR
+ rm -rf /var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/doc/epplets-0.7
+ /bin/mkdir -p /var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/doc/epplets-0.7
+ cp -pr ChangeLog /var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/doc/epplets-0.7
+ exit 0
PreReq: /bin/sh /bin/sh
Requires(interp): /bin/sh /bin/sh
Requires(post): /bin/sh
Requires(postun): /bin/sh
Requires: enlightenment >= 0.16.0


RPM build errors:
    File not found by glob: /var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/bin/*
    File not found by glob:
    /var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/enlightenment/epplet_icons/*
    File not found by glob:
    /var/tmp/epplets-0.7/usr/share/enlightenment/epplet_data/*
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