Trouble with Openbox 3.5.0

[gseaman]

I would like to have a better understanding of the differences between the build environment in rpm and manually compiling by hand. It builds without errors, using ./configure, make, and make install. But, I can give specifics, but mostly I want to know how to figure out exactly what rpmbuild is doing with macros, environmental variables, etc. Basically, anything that can make it fail when all dependencies are there.

Galen

[melodie]

Hi Galen,

I can't help you with that as I have never done a package. However I would like to contribute to the French translation of the spec file. I have done a review of it (very much needed... the meaning was very uncertain) and will put it at the translation section in a moment.

Regards,
Mélodie

[Neal ManBear]

Galen,
Try changing the lib.so --- 
%define major 1 >>> %define major 2   

If that doesn't do it, you will need to provide more details than is in your post.

[gseaman]

Ok, with a little help from a mageia spec update, I got a working openbox-3.5.0. However, I created an updated pango to make it work. I haven't figured out why that was necessary (probably wasn't ). I have to make sure it %obsoletes the old packages and should post it to dropbox later today.

Galen

[Neal ManBear]

Thanks, Galen. Have you tested it on LXDE?

[melodie]

Hi Galen,

Is is possible for you to send a copy of the updated pango and openbox rpm to test  ?

And : bravo !

Regards,
Mélodie

[gseaman]

Just one more issue to clear up and then I'll send it up for testing. The Mageia rpm broke the files into different library names, which makes it difficult to replace the existing install cleanly. I'm going to try to regroup the libraries into the previous PCLinuxOS names, which should simplify upgrading.

Galen

[melodie]

Ok Galen, and thank you very much for all your work !

[gseaman]

Ok, openbox-3.5.0 is in Tex's dropbox testing section with pango-1.29.3. The pango upgrade did not introduce any noticed problems, but be careful, because synaptic wants to remove half of your system if you try to force the previous version.

I have not upgraded task-openbox, obconf, obmenu, openbox-themes, etc. If the package is good, let me know which order these should be attempted.

This is the most complicated packaged I've attempted. Hope it works!

Galen

[melodie]

Ok, openbox-3.5.0 is in Tex's dropbox testing section with pango-1.29.3. The pango upgrade did not introduce any noticed problems, but be careful, because synaptic wants to remove half of your system if you try to force the previous version.

I have not upgraded task-openbox, obconf, obmenu, openbox-themes, etc. If the package is good, let me know which order these should be attempted.

This is the most complicated packaged I've attempted. Hope it works!

Galen

Hi Galen,
Thanks for your effort.

Texstar could put it in testing section. And as I have seen it before, the two pango versions could live next to each other in the system until all the packages that it depends on be upgraded to match it.

For the other packages you talk about, don't they already have a packager ? I didn't require an update for openbox-menu now (which imo is the most important one) because I am waiting for the new openbox package to test it.

While I am here, would you send it to me by mail ? I would like to have it on my test system to see if the result matches what I got by compiling by hand.

Regards,
Mélodie