Author: randy
Date: 2006-06-20 18:21:03 -0600 (Tue, 20 Jun 2006)
New Revision: 6183
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/config.xml
trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/pre-install-config.xml
trunk/BOOK/gnome/gnome-intro.xml
trunk/BOOK/gnome/without-gnome.xml
Log:
Updated some of the ancillary GNOME2 files
Modified: trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/config.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/config.xml 2006-06-21 00:13:58 UTC (rev 6182)
+++ trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/config.xml 2006-06-21 00:21:03 UTC (rev 6183)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<note>
<para>Check the <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> file and ensure you have
no other window managers or other <application>X</application> applications
- starting before <application>GNOME</application>.</para>
+ mentioned before <application>GNOME</application>.</para>
</note>
<para>Ensure all libraries can be found with (as
Modified: trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/pre-install-config.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/pre-install-config.xml 2006-06-21 00:13:58 UTC
(rev 6182)
+++ trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/pre-install-config.xml 2006-06-21 00:21:03 UTC
(rev 6183)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
<screen role='root'><userinput>cat >> /etc/man_db.conf << "EOF"
<literal># Begin gnome addition to man_db.conf
-MANDATORY_MANPATH /opt/gnome-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version;/man
+MANDATORY_MANPATH /opt/gnome-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version;/share/man
# End gnome addition to man_db.conf</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/gnome/gnome-intro.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/gnome/gnome-intro.xml 2006-06-21 00:13:58 UTC (rev 6182)
+++ trunk/BOOK/gnome/gnome-intro.xml 2006-06-21 00:21:03 UTC (rev 6183)
@@ -10,64 +10,55 @@
<title>Introduction to GNOME</title>
<para>This chapter presents the instructions to install a complete
- <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version;
- desktop environment and a limited <application>GNOME</application> 1.4
- library environment that is sufficient to run
- <application>GNOME</application> 1.4 applications included in this book.
- The order of the pages follow the build order defined by the
- <application>GNOME</application> development team as published in previous
- versions of the <ulink
- url="http://www.gnome.org/start/&gnome-version;/notes/en";>
- release notes</ulink>. Note that the development team did not publish a
- build order for the &gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; release.</para>
+ GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; desktop environment; and a limited
+ GNOME 1.4 library environment that is sufficient to run GNOME 1.4
+ applications included in this book. The order of the pages follows the build
+ order defined by the GNOME development team and documented in the <ulink
+
url="http://www.gnome.org/start/&gnome-version;/notes/en/rninstallation.html";>
+ Release Notes</ulink>.</para>
- <para>The installation of
- <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version;
- is a large undertaking and one we would like to see you complete with the
- least amount of stress. One of the first goals in this installation is to
- protect your previously installed software, especially if you are testing
- <application>GNOME</application> on your machine.
- <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version; packages utilize the
+ <para>The installation of GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; is a
+ large undertaking and one we would like to see you complete with the least
+ amount of stress. One of the first goals in this installation is to protect
+ your previously installed software, especially if you are testing GNOME on
+ your machine. GNOME-&gnome-version; packages utilize the
<option>--prefix=option</option> passed to <command>configure</command>,
so you will use that and an environment variable
(<envar>GNOME_PREFIX</envar>)
to add flexibility to the installation.</para>
- <para>To install <application>GNOME</application> as your desktop of choice,
- it is recommended that you install using
- <option>--prefix=/usr</option>. If you are not sure that you are going
- to keep the <application>GNOME</application> installation, or you think you
- will update to the newest releases as they become available, you should
- install with <option>--prefix=/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;</option>.
- Setting the environment variable and the additional edits required by the
- second option are covered on the pre-installation page.</para>
+ <para>To install GNOME as your desktop of choice, it is recommended that you
+ install using <option>--prefix=/usr</option>. If you are not sure that you
+ are going to keep the GNOME installation, or you think you will update to the
+ newest releases as they become available, you should install with
+ <option>--prefix=/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;</option>. Setting the environment
+ variable and the additional edits required by the second option are covered
+ in the Pre-Installation Configuration section.</para>
<para>If you choose the second option, removal of
- <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; is as
- easy as removing the edits from the pre-installation page and issuing the
- following command:</para>
+ GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; is as easy as removing the edits
+ from the pre-installation page and issuing the following command (you may
+ need to become the <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem>
+ user):</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>rm -rf
/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;</userinput></screen>
<para>If your system was completely built per LFS and BLFS instructions,
you have a very good chance of using
- <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; after
- your first installation. If you are a typical LFS user, you have made
- modifications to the instructions along the way knowing that you have to
- take those modifications into account on future installations. You should
- have no problems integrating
- <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; into
- your unique setup, but you will have to install almost 50 packages before
- you can run <application>GNOME</application> through any testing (assuming
- your window manager is preinstalled and tested). You should anticipate that
- you will be rebuilding <application>GNOME</application> at least once to
- make adjustments for your setup.</para>
+ GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; after your first installation. If
+ you are a typical LFS user, you have made modifications to the instructions
+ along the way knowing that you have to take those modifications into account
+ on future installations. You should have no problems integrating
+ GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; into your unique setup, but you
+ will have to install well over 50 packages before you can run GNOME through
+ any testing (assuming your windowing system is preinstalled and tested). You
+ should anticipate that you will be rebuilding GNOME at least once to make
+ adjustments for your setup.</para>
- <para>If you are building a <application>GNOME</application> 1.4 desktop
- environment, you would install only those libraries in the
- <application>GNOME</application> 1.4 chapter <emphasis>and</emphasis> any
- dependencies listed on those pages, whether labeled or not.
- <application>GNOME</application> packages without pages are simply
- installed with:</para>
+ <para>If you are building a GNOME 1.4 library environment, you would install
+ only those libraries in the GNOME 1.4 chapter
+ <emphasis role='strong'>and</emphasis> any dependencies listed on those
+ pages, whether labeled or not. GNOME packages without pages in the book are
+ simply installed with:</para>
<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome-1.4 &&
make</userinput></screen>
@@ -77,15 +68,28 @@
<screen role='root'><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
<para>These instructions are simplistic to facilitate removal of
- <application>GNOME</application> 1.4 from BLFS systems when it is no longer
- necessary. These instructions may be refined later to comply with BLFS
- standards for file locations, specifically
+ GNOME 1.4 from BLFS systems when it is no longer necessary. These
+ instructions may be refined later to comply with BLFS standards for file
+ locations, specifically
<filename class='directory'>/opt/gnome/etc</filename> to
<filename class='directory'>/etc</filename> and
<filename class='directory'>/opt/gnome/var</filename> to
<filename class='directory'>/var</filename>. You should consider using
- the <application>GNOME</application> 1.4 hint located at
- <ulink url="&hints-root;"/> if you have no interest in
- <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version;.</para>
+ the GNOME 1.4 hint located at <ulink url="&hints-root;"/> if you have no
+ interest in GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version;.</para>
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Alternate Installation Methods</bridgehead>
+ <para>As was previously mentioned, building a GNOME desktop from sources is
+ a significant project. Some may find it too tedious or time-consuming to
+ perform a full installation following the BLFS book. You may wish to review
+ the automated methods mentioned in the
+ GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; <ulink
+ url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.14/notes/en/rninstallation.html";>Release
+ Notes</ulink>. Note that using any other method to install
+ GNOME-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version; other than using the BLFS
+ instructions cannot be supported by the BLFS team. Alternate methods are only
+ mentioned as a courtesy to builders who would like to build GNOME from
+ sources but do not have the time/desire/patience/whatever to follow the
+ BLFS book.</para>
+
</partintro>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/gnome/without-gnome.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/gnome/without-gnome.xml 2006-06-21 00:13:58 UTC (rev 6182)
+++ trunk/BOOK/gnome/without-gnome.xml 2006-06-21 00:21:03 UTC (rev 6183)
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; >
<note>
- <para>The instructions below are based on installing the package into
- a <application>GNOME-2</application> environment. If, for whatever
- reason, you're installing this package without having
- <application>ORBit2</application> and the core
- <application>GNOME-2</application> libraries installed, you'll need to
- modify the <option>--prefix=</option> parameter on the
- <command>configure</command> script to point to your desired installation
- path (e.g., <option>--prefix=/usr</option>).</para>
+ <para>The instructions below are based on installing the package into a
+ GNOME-2 environment. If, for whatever reason, you're installing this package
+ without having <application>ORBit2</application> and the core GNOME-2
+ libraries installed, you'll need to modify the <option>--prefix=</option>
+ parameter on the <command>configure</command> script to point to your desired
+ installation path (e.g., <option>--prefix=/usr</option>).</para>
</note>
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