On Sun, 17 Dec 2017 12:56:18 +0000 Peter Flynn <pe...@silmaril.ie> said:
> On 17/12/17 00:56, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Dec 2017 22:50:36 +0000 Peter Flynn <pe...@silmaril.ie> said: > [...] > >> 2. Build from source using Meson; never used Meson, and it won't > >> install: > >> > >> Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in > >> /tmp/pip-build-ruyohi9b/meson/ > >> You are using pip version 8.1.1, however version 9.0.1 is available. > >> You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' > >> command. > > > > just use the meson PACKAGES. > > > > apt-get install meson ninja > > Because https://www.enlightenment.org/docs/distros/ubuntu-start said to > use sudo apt-get install ninja-build python3-pip > > I did sudo apt-get purge ninja-build python3-pip to get rid of the two > packages I installed, but now if I try to apt-get install meson ninja I get > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > meson : Depends: ninja-build (>= 1.6) but it is not going to be > installed > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. > > If I try to add ninja-build to the install command, it says > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > ninja-build : Conflicts: ninja but 0.1.3-2 is to be installed > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. well obviously ... you have a conflict. remove ninja then and install ninja-build... > >> None of them have any autoconf.sh so it's impossible to build them. > > > > well rage and terminology have autogen.sh .. autoGEN.sh. there never was an > > autoconf.sh. always autogen.sh. these 3 all moved to meson. > > My apologies...mistyping, I meant autogen.sh. Is it therefore impossible > to build enlightenment with autogen.sh and make? correct. it's no longer make. it's meosn + ninja. > > read README and > > INSTALL files... they tell you what to do with meson. > > Not useful if I can't get meson installed. Does this mean that support > for building will be only using meson in future? Is meson stable enough > for this move? It's clearly not there yet. yes. only meson. i think you have issues at your end. see above. just fix your conflicts. a lot of projects have moved to meson: gtk+ glib mesa wayland weston ... just to name a few. > > But I'm done with Bodhi. > >> +++ > > :-) This is actually a pity, given their original philosophy. > > ///Peter > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- Carsten Haitzler - ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
