On 01/23/2013 06:56 PM, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:58:17 -0200 wilson <directo...@gmail.com> said: > >> Hello, List >> >> After an upgrade in my machine, from debian 6.0 to testing (hope february >> brings us news) and trying to compile the new version of enlightenment, I >> have a few words to say: >> >> 1 - I am sure I am not using the right method to retrieve and compile the >> source, and if someone could help me I will appreciate, but after trying the >> git method and the easy_17 method, only easy17 gave me some results. Git >> methos tells me that I have to download around 1 million objects and even >> with my best efforts, download speed is not more than 30KB, so I will have to >> wait an eternity to the process start. Is there a way to improve it? >> >> 2 - After easy17 running, I had to skip a lot of modules, because of >> e_mod_main having no dbus references >> >> 3 - Compiled the basic, after start e17, where is the installed applications >> in the menu? last version I installed in my debian 6, 0.16.999.71439, all the >> references on the applications were there. What am I doing wrong? > use our RELEASES... download the efl tarballs and e17 release tarballs. don't > use git. don't use easy0e17. these use "svn" or whatever is in development at > any point in time - its not released and unless you closely follow development > and work WITH developers, it's going to be a big problem using svn - > especially since we have been merging our source trees etc. so... either "get > in" or "get out". by that i mean - get deep into development, tracking > progress, helping out, and being aware of everything going on and why, OR... > stick to our "stable releases". there is a nice about e17 page telling you how > to build it all FROM releases. > > http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about/e17 I'd add to be absolutely sure that apt removed EVERYTHING it installed. I was having a lot of problems recently and discovered that I had a few old e libraries left over in /usr/share/, after apt had supposedly uninstalled. Once that cruft was gone my git install is much, much better.
I keep a stable 1.7.5 install in /opt/e17 and my git install in /opt/e17-dev, and I have ~/.e-stable and ~/.e-dev configurations. I like to help test work with devs with the git install, but if I have problems I can go back to the stable install. > >> 4 - Composing took me almost 60% of opengl performance. Even with an nvidia >> board overclocked, performance with vsync turned on is more stable than with >> it off, but it limits the framerate on 60fps, and after 3 opengl applications >> running, it starts to degrade. Any suggestions? > 60% of what... glxgears? also there just is no point doing > 60fps (assuming > your refresh rate is 60hz). that's the point of vsync. to do tear-free > rendering. > >> 5 - I was always a big fan of enlughtenment, since version 16, when I changed >> windowmaker to e16, and I understand the decision of stabilish goals to >> finish version 17, but in my opinion, it is a very steep transition, and some >> of them may make users run away from e17 >> >> well, it is just my 2 cents. > there is no transition... e17 is an entirely different wm. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
