[oi-dev] Effort focus

[bentahyr at chez.com]

Having GTK3 spec files are a good news. I'll focus on that then so we got a GTK3 to build on.

I'll leave MATE aside for the moment as we have a working desktop.
GTK3 will open more option to desktops alternative or application.

Best regards.
Franck

----- Mail original -----
De: "Alexander Pyhalov" <alp at rsu.ru>
À: "OpenIndiana Developer mailing list" <oi-dev at openindiana.org>
Cc: bentahyr at chez.com
Envoyé: Lundi 27 Juillet 2015 17:17:09
Objet: Re: [oi-dev] Effort focus

bentahyr at chez.com писал 27.07.2015 07:21:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been trying for the last 2 month to get some updates to OI in
> particular Hipster.
> I tried to update the DE by compiling MATE, then I tried to get an
> alternative browser to work copnsidering the issue with Firefox and
> started to compile Midori.
> 
> Of course, MATE is a hell to compile as it is fragmented all over the
> place with each modules having its on dependencies. But I reach an
> interesting point where quite a lot of application were compile but
> not the main modules (panel, ...)
> 
> Midori is hard on dependencies as well (GTK+3 <- Glib <- automake,....)
> 
> I have a very limited time to dedicate (and skills, I have to admit)
> and would like to make the best out of it so I ask you.
> Does it make sense to try to get MATE up and running to replace GNOME
> 2, or get another type desktop, or keep the current one ?
> Midori has already moved to GTK+3 and more and more applications are
> designed on top of it, does it make sense to focus the effort on
> building a functionnal GTK+3 on OI as a starting point ?

Hi.
I think that MATE would be a valuable thing, and it worth to try making 
it work,
but you can underestimate the work wich is necessary to make it 
functional.

What about GTK3, you can look at 
https://java.net/projects/solaris-desktop/sources/spec-files/ ,
it has base-specs/gtk3.spec, SUNWgtk3.spec and SUNWgtk3-engines.spec.
They are a valuable starting point. Note, that I couldn't find when you 
can witch branches
int web ui, perhaps you'll have to clone the repo and switch manually to 
gnome-2-30-s12
branch to see the specs.

---
System Administrator of Southern Federal University Computer Center