Re: [e-users] a taste of new enlightenment

[Carsten H. (T. R. <ra...@ra...>]

On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:58:17 -0200 wilson <dir...@gm...> said:

> Hello, List
> 
> After an upgrade in my machine, from debian 6.0 to testing (hope february 
> brings us news) and trying to compile the new version of enlightenment, I
> have a few words to say:
> 
> 1 - I am sure I am not using the right method to retrieve and compile the 
> source, and if someone could help me I will appreciate, but after trying the 
> git method and the easy_17 method, only easy17 gave me some results. Git 
> methos tells me that I have to download around 1 million objects and even
> with my best efforts, download speed is not more than 30KB, so I will have to
> wait an eternity to the process start. Is there a way to improve it?
> 
> 2 - After easy17 running, I had to skip a lot of modules, because of 
> e_mod_main having no dbus references
> 
> 3 - Compiled the basic, after start e17, where is the installed applications 
> in the menu? last version I installed in my debian 6, 0.16.999.71439, all the 
> references on the applications were there. What am I doing wrong?

use our RELEASES... download the efl tarballs and e17 release tarballs. don't
use git. don't use easy0e17. these use "svn" or whatever is in development at
any point in time - its not released and unless you closely follow development
and work WITH developers, it's going to be a big problem using svn -
especially since we have been merging our source trees etc. so... either "get
in" or "get out". by that i mean - get deep into development, tracking
progress, helping out, and being aware of everything going on and why, OR...
stick to our "stable releases". there is a nice about e17 page telling you how
to build it all FROM releases.

http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about/e17

> 4 - Composing took me almost 60% of opengl performance. Even with an nvidia 
> board overclocked, performance with vsync turned on is more stable than with 
> it off, but it limits the framerate on 60fps, and after 3 opengl applications 
> running, it starts to degrade. Any suggestions?

60% of what... glxgears? also there just is no point doing > 60fps (assuming
your refresh rate is 60hz). that's the point of vsync. to do tear-free
rendering.

> 5 - I was always a big fan of enlughtenment, since version 16, when I changed 
> windowmaker to e16, and I understand the decision of stabilish goals to
> finish version 17, but in my opinion, it is a very steep transition, and some
> of them may make users run away from e17
> 
> well, it is just my 2 cents.

there is no transition... e17 is an entirely different wm.

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