Author: dnicholson
Date: 2007-01-29 22:25:21 -0700 (Mon, 29 Jan 2007)
New Revision: 6482
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/general.ent
trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/x/wm/xfce.xml
Log:
Set libxfce4util sysconfdir. Closes #2227
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2007-01-28 20:42:13 UTC (rev 6481)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2007-01-30 05:25:21 UTC (rev 6482)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
$Date$
-->
-<!ENTITY day "28"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day "29"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY month "01"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY year "2007">
<!ENTITY version "svn-&year;&month;&day;">
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-01-28 20:42:13 UTC
(rev 6481)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-01-30 05:25:21 UTC
(rev 6482)
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
-->
<listitem>
+ <para>January 29th, 2007</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[dnicholson] - Set the sysconfdir for libxfce4util, fixing
+ ticket #2227.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>January 28th, 2007</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/x/wm/xfce.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/x/wm/xfce.xml 2007-01-28 20:42:13 UTC (rev 6481)
+++ trunk/BOOK/x/wm/xfce.xml 2007-01-30 05:25:21 UTC (rev 6482)
@@ -123,24 +123,9 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>Install <application>libxfce4util</application>,
<application>dbh</application>,
- <application>libxfcegui4</application>,
<application>libxfce4mcs</application>,
- <application>xfce-mcs-manager</application>, and
<application>xfwm4</application>
- by issuing the following commands:</para>
+ <para>Install the minimum applications by issuing the following
+ commands:</para>
-<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
-make</userinput></screen>
-
- <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
user:</para>
-
-<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
-
- <para><application>xfce4-panel</application>,
<application>xfdesktop</application>
- and <application>xfce-utils</application> require a parameter so that the
- configuration files are installed in
- <filename class='directory'>/etc/xdg</filename>. Configure them by issuing
the
- following commands:</para>
-
<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make</userinput></screen>
@@ -202,13 +187,7 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>Configure all but the <application>xfce4-session</application>
package
- using the following commands:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
-make</userinput></screen>
-
- <para><application>xfce4-session</application> requires the following
+ <para>Install the remaining applications using the following
commands:</para>
<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
@@ -232,19 +211,37 @@
</sect2>
+ <sect2 role="commands">
+ <title>Command Explanations</title>
+
+ <para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc</parameter>:
+ <application>libxfce4util</application>,
+ <application>xfce4-panel</application>,
+ <application>xfdesktop</application>,
+ <application>xfce-utils</application> and
+ <application>xfce4-session</application> require this parameter
+ because the path is built into the library or they install
+ configuration files in <filename
class="directory">/etc/xdg</filename>.</para>
+
+ <para><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib/xfce4</parameter>:
+ <application>xfce4-session</application> requires this parameter to
+ install some utility programs to the correct location.</para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
<sect2 role="configuration">
<title>Configuring XFce</title>
<sect3 id='xfce-config'>
<title>Configuration Information</title>
- <para><application>XFCE</application> will look for the theme index from
+ <para><application>XFce</application> will look for the theme index from
<xref linkend="hicolor-icon-theme"/> at run-time. Ensure you install the
- package before launching <application>XFCE</application>.</para>
+ package before launching <application>XFce</application>.</para>
<para>Issue the command below to create an <filename>.xinitrc</filename>
file which will automatically run the appropriate
- <application>XFCE</application> programs when the
+ <application>XFce</application> programs when the
<application>X</application> Window system is launched. Be sure to backup
your existing <filename>.xinitrc</filename> file before
proceeding.</para>
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