How-To e17 from SVN ... the new way

[Rui Pais]

How-To e17 from SVN ... the new way!

Well SVN it's upon us and CVS method will slip to oblivion. We will miss it...

For those who may not know SVN/CVS are generic applications to keep/get update source code online. e17 devs used CVS but now they moved to SVN.
So our manual installation method and OzOS based on it must adapt to the new procedures, that for consistency requires a new deb package and a transition for that new package e17-svn. We trying to do this the easy as possible, but it's not a complete trivial change for those who have e17 already installed, OzOS users specially.
Any outputs helps, either successful or problematic!
Thanks you!


. Following the old method here a mini how-to (OzOS/e17-cvs users should read/skip to the other 2 points above)

Just add the our repos to /etc/apt/sources.list by copy+past this to a terminal:

Code:

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://cafelinux.org/Downloads/oz-os tinwoodman main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"

add the authenticated key:

Code:

wget -q http://cafelinux.org/Downloads/oz-os/key.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

and run:

Code:

sudo apt-get update

Then all it's need is:

Code:

sudo apt-get install e17-svn

Post back to help catch the bugs.


. For those who installed e17-cvs only (non OzOS users!) on your Debian based distros the simple way to move to SVN it's simple:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove e17-cvs
sudo apt-get install e17-svn

and to save space remove the old obsolete code:

Code:

sudo rm -rf /var/cache/e17-cvs ~/.e17-cvs

** NEW **
. For OzOS users, we are still testing this. 
Old manual method it's not needed anymore. Files are on repo.
So here the new procedure:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Order of commands it's very important!

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

It must be dist-upgrade! (an ordinary upgrade will nor work and will fail on oz-e17-tools package)
After that run

Code:

update_e17.sh

or run update_e17.sh from menus.


Please post back on any issues, to help us smooth the transition.
Thanks,
Rui

[Rui Pais]

- ** NOTES ** -

- The easy_e17 script used on e17-svn it's not the original from Morlenxus, but a patched version for OzOS.
Changes include:
 Downloads only selected needed packages (downloads less ~250Mb at least).
 Some different paths, to make it more compliant with Debian based paths.
 
- Some paths changed (either from old cvs as original easy_e17.sh script):
Source code it's now on: /var/cache/e17-src
Config file it's now on: /etc/easy_e17.conf



- * NEWS * -

- No echo module on SVN repo. Mixer it's back and work again! 
 Users that just update will still have echo but it may became outdated soon.

- New theme (future Enlightenment default theme) b_and_w it's available and installed by default with e17-svn.
 Note thats not the case with original Morlenxus easy_e17 script.

- Lock Screen it's working again (see thread about this issue on forum).
 If you use xlock as a workaround, you may consider check it again.

- You can overwrite default config options by editing default config file /etc/easy_e17.conf
or by creating a new file ~/.easy_e17.conf with your personal choices.


- KNOWN ISSUES -

.1st Issue. Although the move to svn, etk package still require cvs somewhere on building configuration.
Workaround: Install or keep cvs with apt... (you can uninstall it immediately after compile etk)
Comments: I'll make a bug entry on e17 bugzilla with this one.

[RAV TUX]

In light of the post made here:
http://cafelinux.org/forum/index.php/topic,1809.msg6331/topicseen.html#msg6331

I have made this thread a highlight of the fading news feed.

How-To e17 from SVN ... the new way

It will come up first for all users and I have slowed the fade down.

RAV | רב

[Rui Pais]

Hi all.

I edit the second post to include a section with NOTES and NEWS besides the KNOWN ISSUES.

Don't forget to keep an eye on it

Rui

[earlycj5]

I'm a bit confused regarding this step:

Code:

sudo gdebi oz-e17-tools_0.04.9_amd64.deb  #or the 32bits version
sudo gdebi oz-desktop-base_0.00.9_all.deb
sudo gdebi oz-desktop_0.07.9.1_all.deb

*edit*

Durrr, I missed the attachment part.  Sorry about my idiocy.

[Boppy]

Arg, session timed out and lost my post.

A bit new here.   Can someone make it simple for a new install.   I just installed off the 32bit CD.   What do I do after getting network working.

Do I just do the repos, auth key, update then install e17-svn?  (The first bit from Ruis' openning post?)

[Tux Aubrey]

Hi Boppy

The manual procedure - from Rui's post below is:
- Download the  zip file attached to Rui's post and extract the deb files to your own home folder.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Order of commands it's very important!
- Do:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove e17-cvs

accept the proposed remove of oz-desktop.
- Run:

Code:

sudo apt-get install e17-svn

Then install manually the new oz tools and desktop packages:

64bit OzOS users:

Code:

sudo gdebi oz-e17-tools_0.04.9_amd64.deb

 
or the 32bits version

Code:

oz-e17-tools_0.04.9.1_i386.deb

then (all versions)

Code:

sudo gdebi oz-desktop-base_0.00.9_all.deb
sudo gdebi oz-desktop_0.07.9.1_all.deb

Let's know how it goes.

[earlycj5]

Hmm, this all went swimmingly on one of my computers.  I've not tried on the Mini-Note yet but on my home PC when I run the script is simply skips all of the packages or says "NOT FOUND".

[Rui Pais]

Hmm, this all went swimmingly on one of my computers.  I've not tried on the Mini-Note yet but on my home PC when I run the script is simply skips all of the packages or says "NOT FOUND".

Hi earlycj5.
Can you tell me whats the output of:

Code:

ls /var/cache/e17_src/

and of:

Code:

ls /var/cache/e17_src/eet/.svn/

?

That would be helpful to catch any possible issue.
Thanks!

You can possible get things work by just:

Code:

sudo rm -rf /var/cache/e17_src/*

I'm assuming it's some bad svn local tree code...

[Rui Pais]

@all

I updated the 2 new versions of oz-desktop and oz-desktop-base to repos, so instructions are relatively simpler (see 1st post).

The only thing that needs to be installed manually (by gdebi/dpkg) it's oz-e17-tools, that stills require some tests till i check that the move can be done safely by apt/synaptic automatically.

Rui

[Rui Pais]

Hi all.

A new procedure is now available for OzOS users.
Please let us know how your experience was!

** NEW **
. For OzOS users, we are still testing this.
So here the new procedure:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

It must be dist-upgrade! (an ordinary upgrade will nor work and will fail on oz-e17-tools package)
After that run

Code:

update_e17.sh

I changed too the 1st post!

[earlycj5]

It worked on one computer.

Another I can't/won't run a dist-upgrade due to driver and kernel issues.

I'll try it on the third one later.

[Rui Pais]

It worked on one computer.

Another I can't/won't run a dist-upgrade due to driver and kernel issues.

I'll try it on the third one later.

Thank You for the report earlycj5!


About the dist-upgrade issue, if such way it's not an option you may need then:
- uninstall manually oz-e17-tools and e17-cvs (eventually oz-desktop will be uninstalled to, no problem)
- install, using apt-get/synaptic (no need for the zip file anymore!) :

Code:

sudo apt-get install e17-svn oz-desktop

That should do it.

The great issue here it's not e17-svn vs e17-cvs, but the inability of apt/dpkg automatically update oz-e17-tools to the correct version, requiring that manual order procedure.

Let me know if you get into any troubles.
Thanks.

[earlycj5]

I got it working on the two computers I tried it on. 

[Rui Pais]

I got it working on the two computers I tried it on. 

Great!
Thanks for the report earlycj5.


@ALL
I update all main packages today.
Those include several minor fixes for compatibility with svn version and some critical fixes on update_17.sh (oz-e17-tools).
Please upgrade as soon as possible.

I add too some extra functionality. Here a resume of changes:
- better detection of errors on run or compile
- correct functionality with dates
- better applying of Oz defaults
- ensure it runs from e17-svn installed script
- add flag --cli to command to run on terminal (ex: sudo update_e17.sh -u --cli)
- several minor fixes

More configurable:
- run with any terminal.
Create a file ~/.update_e17.conf with text xterm=your_terminal (e.g xterm=xfce4-terminal)

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