Fink:Packaging:Gnome

This page relates to the progress of an update that happened a long time ago. The information here is not current with regards to package/version availability or current packaging standards and best-practices.

Goals

• Version update (preferably highest stable-branch version, okay if higher than that present in the target Gnome 2.x, or even if part of a higher Gnome 2.x)
• Update deps according to pkg requirements (add versioning as required by each package, not based on what is currently in fink or what is present in the target Gnome 2.x)
• Switch to gettext3
  • Depends: gettext→libgettext3-shlibs
  • BuildDepends: gettext-dev→libgettext3-dev
  • Add gettext-bin and/or gettext-tools as needed.
  • Add libiconv* deps as needed.
• Put -ssl variants first in alternative dependencies (gnome-vfs2 and others). We have gnome-vfs2-unified as of 1:2.15.2-1 now, but not required to switch from the variants list (there are compatibility packages).
• Make sure static libs are built
• Add ConfigureParams: --disable-dependency-tracking
• .info and .deb validation
• Fix scrollkeeper usage (see fink info scrollkeeper)
• Fix gconf usage (see fink info gconf2)
• Check with --build-as-nobody
• Check locale/ (gettext message catalog) usage:
  • Place locale/ files in the package whose binaries use them (or in a package that is a dependent of that package)—remember Replaces field if moving them!
  • Make sure the domain is orthogonal enough for Shlibs orthogonality
• Deprecate %N if %N-dev and %N-shlibs contain everything
  • Add Depends to %N to make sure other packages' Depends:%N still gets the same results
  • Adjust dependencies on %N to point to %N-dev or %N-shlibs (with versioning as appropriate) depending on what %N used to contain and its former dependencies:
    • Switch glib2 dependency to glib2-shlibs (>= 2.12.0-1)
  • Switch all glib2* dependencies to >= 2.12.0-1 in both 10.3 and 10.4 to avoid bogus >=2.6.6-1111 from 10.4 transition.
  • Switch all orbit2* dependencies to >= 2.14.2-1, which may eliminate propagated popt dependencies.
  • Switch all libbonobo2* dependencies to >= 2.16.0-1, which may eliminate propagated popt dependencies.
  • NB: only do these when releasing new Version so that we don't force arbitrary rebuilding and "high" Revision in 10.3
    • Therefore, upgrade in dependency order starting at the bottom of the tree
• Make sure GCC field presence/absence is correct
• Verify whether 10.4 needs a "high" revision (+=1000 due to GCC:4.0 or dependencies on 10.4-specific high revisions of other packages).
• Check for .pc files moved to share/ (requires adding Depends: pkgconfig (>= 0.20-1))

Packaging Status

• Fink: Version in Fink unstable, 10.4 (powerpc). Star when checked and upgraded if necessary—please work in order up the dep tree!
• 2.x: Minimum version for Gnome 2.x.
• Notes: what's waiting for what or whom
• color-code: up-to-date needs updating or is broken unknown

Gnome Platform

Package	Fink	2.16	Notes
at-spi	1.7.10	1.7.11
atk	1.12.4*	1.12.2
audiofile	0.2.6*	0.2.6
esound	0.2.36*	0.2.36
gail	1.8.11	1.9.2
gconf2	2.14.0	2.14.0
glib	2.12.11*	2.12.3
gnome-mime-data	2.4.3*	2.4.2
gnome-vfs	2.15.2	2.16.0	>= 2.15.3 is busted (ABI breakage: missing symbols)
gnome-vfs-monikers	x	2.15.3
gtk+	2.6.8	2.10.3	gtk+>2.8 requires enabling cairo and perhaps switching to pango-ft219: cascading BDep additons, may have to tune all pango users
gtk-doc	1.6	1.7
intltool	0.35.5*	0.35.0
libart	2.3.19*	2.3.17
libbonobo	2.16.0	2.16.0
libbonoboui	2.14.0	2.16.0
libglade	2.6.0*	2.6.0
libgnome	2.14.1	2.16.0
libgnomecanvas	2.14.0	2.14.0
libgnomeui	2.14.1	2.16.0
libidl	0.8.8*	0.8.7
libxml	2.6.27*	2.6.26
libxslt	1.1.20*	1.1.17
orbit	2.14.7*	2.14.3
pango	1.10.1	1.14.3	might require shifting to ft219 only?
pkgconfig	0.21	?

Gnome Desktop

Package	Fink	2.16	Notes
alacarte	x	0.10.0
bug-buddy	2.14.0	2.16.0
control-center	2.12.3	2.16.0	>=2.12.3 requires gtk+>2.8
dasher	3.2.18	4.2.0	4.0.2 compiling fails
deskbar-applet	x	2.16.0
eel	2.14.3	2.16.0
eog	2.12.3	2.16.0	>= 2.13.2 would require gtk+2 >= 2.7.1
epiphany	1.6.5	2.16.0	>= 1.8 would require gtk+2 >= 2.8
evince	0.5.2	0.6.0	0.5.3 would require gtk+2 >= 2.8
evolution	1.5.92	2.8.0
evolution-data-server	0.0.97	1.8.0
evolution-exchange	x	2.8.0
evolution-webcal	x	2.8.0
fast-user-switch-applet	x	2.16.0
file-roller	2.9.1	2.16.0	>2.9.1 needs gtk+>=2.8
gal	2.4.3	?
gcalctool	5.8.19	5.8.24
gconf-editor	2.14.0	2.16.0
gdm	2.8.0.8	2.16.0
gedit	2.12.1	2.16.0	2.14 needs gtk+2>=2.8
ggv	2.12.0	dropped
glade	2.10.1	?	glade2 ends at glade-2.10.x; glade-2.12.x begins what will be glade3: still in beta and would require gtk+2 >= 2.8
gnome-applets	2.6.2	2.16.0	waiting on gnome-panel
gnome-backgrounds	2.16.2*	2.15.92
gnome-common	2.12.0*	?
gnome-desktop	2.14.0	2.16.0	2.14.1 requires gtk+ >= 2.7.0
gnome-doc-utils	0.8.0*	0.8.0
gnome-games	2.12.3	2.15.92	>= 2.13.1 would require gtk+2 >= 2.8
gnome-icon-theme	2.16.0.1*	2.16.0
gnome-keyring	0.4.9	0.6.0
gnome-keyring-manager	x	2.16.0
gnome-mag	0.14.0	0.13.1
gnome-media	2.6.2	2.16.1	in exp/dmacks
gnome-menus	2.16.1*	2.16.0
gnome-netstatus	2.6.1	2.12.0	waiting on gnome-panel
gnome-nettool	x	2.15.92	doesn't compile well, doesn't know BSDish tools
gnome-panel	2.6.2	2.16.0	gnome-panel>=2.12 needed for modern gnome-menus, >=2.12 requires gtk+>=2.8; gnome-panel>=2.15 needed to be functional
gnome-power-manager	x	2.16.0
gnome-screensaver	x	2.16.0
gnome-session	2.14.3	2.16.0
gnome-speech	0.4.4	0.4.5
gnome-system-monitor	2.6.0	2.15.92	2.12.2 full of double-free and invalid UTF-8 errors; 2.14 requires gtk+>=2.8
gnome-system-tools	x	2.14.0
gnome-terminal	2.12.0	2.16.0	needs gtk+>=2.8
gnome-themes	2.14.2	2.16.0	miga's
gnome-user-docs	2.16.1*	2.16.0
gnome-utils	2.6.2	2.16.0	needs gnome-panel>=2.9.4
gnome-volume-manager	x	2.15.0
gnomemeeting	0.98.0	?
gnopernicus	0.10.9	1.0.3
gok	0.10.2	1.2.0	in exp/dmacks runtime warning about XInputExtension and dumps core (WONTFIX)
gpdf	2.10.0	dropped
gst-plugins-base	0.10.9	0.10.7
gst-plugins-good	0.10.3.1	0.10.3
gstreamer	0.10.9	0.10.8
gthumb	2.6.9	dropped
gtk-engines	2.6.10	2.8.0
gtkhtml	3.10.2	3.12.0
gtksourceview	1.4.2	1.8.0	1.5.4 requires gtk+>=2.8
gucharmap	1.6.0	1.8.0
libgail-gnome	1.1.3	1.1.3
libgnomecups	0.1.6	x	Apple's 10.3 cups-dev lies about its version...it's too low to build this pkg; might work on 10.4
libgnomeprint	2.12.1	2.12.1
libgnomeprintui	2.12.1	2.12.1
libgtkhtml	2.6.3	dropped
libgtop	2.14.7*	2.14.2
librsvg	2.9.5	2.16.0	2.10 requires pango1>=1.2
libsoup	2.2.96*	2.2.96
libwnck	2.14.3	2.16.0
libxklavier	2.2	?
metacity	2.14.5	2.16.0
nautilus	2.14.3	2.16.0
nautilus-cd-burner	2.14.2	2.16.0
nautilus-media	0.8.1	?
scrollkeeper	0.3.14*	0.3.14
seahorse	0.8.2	x
sound-juicer	x	2.16.0
startup-notification	0.8*	0.8
system-tools-backends	x	1.4.2
tomboy	x	0.4.0
totem	dropped from 10.4	2.16.0	very old version in 10.3 that doesn't build on 10.4
vino	x	2.13.5
vte	0.12.2	0.14.0
ximian-connector	1.5.92	?
yelp	2.14.3	2.16.0
zenity	2.14.3	2.16.0

C++ Bindings

Package	Fink	2.16	Notes
gconfmm	2.10.0	2.16.0	RR's
glibmm	2.10.5	2.12.0
gnome-vfsmm	2.14.0	2.16.0
gtkmm	2.6.14	2.10.0	2.8.x probably requires gtk+>=2.8
libglademm	2.6.3	2.6.3
libgnomecanvasmm	2.14.0	2.16.0
libgnomemm	2.14.0	2.16.2
libgnomeuimm	2.14.0	2.16.0
libsigc++	2.0.17*	2.0.17
libxml++	2.10.0	2.14.0	RR's

Java Bindings

Package	Fink	2.16	Notes
glib-java	x	0.3.2
libgconf-java	x	2.12.4
libglade-java	x	2.12.5
libgnome-java	x	2.12.4
libgtk-java	x	2.9.2

Perl Bindings

Package	Fink	2.16	Notes
extutils-depends	0.205*	?	why is this perl-versioned?
extutils-pkgconfig	1.07*	?	why is this perl-versioned?
glib-perl	1.144*	1.120
gnome2-perl	1.040	1.040
gnome2-canvas-perl	1.002	1.002
gnome2-gconf-perl	x	1.021	in exp/dmacks; can't test b/c gconf2 missing a .schemas file
gnome2-vfs-perl	1.060	1.060
gtk2-perl	1.122	1.120
gtk2-gladexml-perl	1.005	1.005

Python Bindings

Package	Fink	2.16	Notes
gnome-menus	2.16.1*	2.16.0
gnome-python2	2.12.4	2.16.0
gnome-python2-desktop	x	?	needs gnome-panel>=2.10
gnome-python2-extras	x	?	2.14.0 in exp/dmacks; waiting for newer gda
libxml2	2.6.27*	2.6.23
libxslt	1.1.20*	1.1.15
pygobject2	2.12.3*	2.12.0
pygtk2	2.6.3	2.10.0	>= 2.8 would require gtk+2 > 2.8
pyorbit2	2.14.2*	2.14.1