I will update that page, indicating that the package upgrade for Hardy was rejected - sorry for the confusion.
Ryan David Van Assche wrote: > This from the abiword on ubuntu webpage > (http://abisource.com/wiki/Install_on_Ubuntu) > > At this time, the latest version available directly from Ubuntu is an > Ubuntu-modified 2.4.6. We are working to get AbiWord 2.6 in Ubuntu > 8.04 "Hardy Heron" > > and adding their repo installs 2.6.4... but if you need the source > that should work too > > I can build it without problems on my hardy system... just requires a > lot of development library dependencies like below, you need to > install libglib2.0-dev > > Kind Regards, > David Van Assche > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Sorry, what I meant is that, ideally, we would be testing Write in >>> joyride with the 2.6.4 version. As we don't have that version in >>> joyride yet, I think the closest we can do is testing Abiword 2.6.4. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tomeu >>> >> It appears that the 2.6.4 sources aren't configured to build correctly >> on Ubuntu using configure and GNU make. >> >> ./configure reports >> >> configure: error: No package 'glib-2.0' found >> >> (The correct name on Ubuntu is libglib2.0-0) >> >> Then make says: >> >> Building AbiSuite with [ABI_ROOT=/home/mokurai/tmp/abiword/abiword-2.6.4] >> make ABI_ROOT=/home/mokurai/tmp/abiword/abiword-2.6.4 -C src >> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/mokurai/tmp/abiword/abiword-2.6.4/src' >> >> I can't seem to figure out which platform you are using. >> >> You should probably try using the autoconfiscated build system (rather >> than this, the deprecated and unsupported diving make system) by running >> configure (creating it with autogen.sh if need be) and using GNU Make. >> Using configure is a requirement for all known platforms that >> aren't some form >> of Windows, QNX Neutrino, or MacOS X. >> >> exit 1 >> make[1]: *** [fake-target] Error 1 >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mokurai/tmp/abiword/abiword-2.6.4/src' >> make: *** [compile] Error 2 >> >> >> Does anybody have a workaround? Would someone like to fix configure to >> work on Ubuntu? Do the makefiles need any change? >> >> So far I have the old version of Write that Ubuntu offers accepting >> and displaying Cyrillic and Greek correctly. I'll wait until I have >> something up-to-date to test before proceeding to the other 30+ >> possibilities. >> >> Kim, should we create a process for globalization QA? We need testing >> for Amharic, Arabic, Khmer, >> >> -- -- Ryan Pavlik www.cleardefinition.com #282 + (442) - [X] A programmer started to cuss Because getting to sleep was a fuss As he lay there in bed Looping 'round in his head was: while(!asleep()) sheep++; _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel