Upgrading -CURRENT and will downgrade GNOME to 2.6...

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:14:54 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke  
<marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 13:10, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Right now, I am working on the upgrading the -CURRENT (the buildworld  
>> just
>> started) and I am planning to delete all apps, then install GNOME 2.6 to
>> allow me to do the test better while I am going to work on the
>> ruby-gtk2/gnome2 update to 0.10.0.
>
> Please install from packages from the Tinderbox.  They are up-to-date
> with GNOME 2.6 minus the glib20 and gtk20 updates from yesterday.

This is what I am planning to do. :-)

>> When I am done with the ruby-gtk2/gnome2 update, then do you want me to
>> test with gnome_upgrade.sh for GNOME 2.6 -> 2.7.x? Unless, it's already
>> well tested by adamw and/or whomever. If nobody reply on this part,  
>> then I
>> will do the 'rm -rf /usr/local/* /usr/X11R6/* /compat/linux/*
>> /var/db/pkg/*' and do the clean install instead gnome_upgrade.sh,  
>> because
>> it is faster than portupgrade when do the big upgrade.
>
> I think a gnome_upgrade.sh would be a good idea.  I would also ask you
> do this with packages just to see if there are any gotchas.  You should
> be able to manipulate PORTUPGRADE_ARGS to get this to happen via
> packages.  It might be nice to have some documentation for users when
> 2.8 comes out.

Good idea, I shall do this then.

> Note: the 2.7 packages are lagging a bit since I'm waiting for 2.7.90
> to be officially announced.  Thanks!

Yep, I agree about some 2.7 tarballs are lagging... I won't be surpised if  
we will have GTK+ 2.4.6.1 or whatever soon, because I noticed one or two  
new simple bug(s). :-)

Cheers,
Mezz

> Joe
>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mezz


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