On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 15:40 +0100, ermo | Rune Morling wrote: > On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 14:02 +0100, ermo | Rune Morling wrote: > > On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 13:17 +0100, ermo | Rune Morling wrote: > > > Everyone, > > > > > > Do you use GNU Screen a lot? Would you like to reap the benefits of the > > > usability work that has gone into the Ubuntu Server project? Then > > > perhaps Byobu is for you. > > > > > > >From http://launchpad.net/byobu: > > > > > > Byobu is a Japanese term for decorative, multi-panel screens that serve > > > as folding room dividers. As an open source project, Byobu is an elegant > > > enhancement of the otherwise functional, plain, practical GNU Screen. > > > Byobu includes an enhanced profile and configuration utilities for the > > > GNU screen window manager, such as toggle-able system status > > > notifications. > > > > > > To get your grubby hands on this sweet baby, all you need to do is a > > > simple: 'sudo conary update byobu=/ermo.rpath....@fl:2-devel' > > > > > > > > > > Just a slight heads up that I've hit a slight snag with the package - it > > appears that the configuration utility /usr/bin/byobu-config is not > > copied over when the package is mooked, even though it is present in > > both %(builddir)s and %(destdir)s. > > > > Annoying. > > > > Hm. Further investigation shows that it works on my development system, > but byobu-config doesn't show up on my 2-qa system. It turns out that > conary tags /usr/bin/byobu-config as :devel for some reason. This should > be fixed now (thanks António). > > In any case, if you want to try out Byobu, you might want to back up > your existing .screenrc and move it out of the way and then run > 'byobu-janitor' to actually see the benefits of byobu. > > Enjoy. >
Seems the package still needs some work - 'Release early, release often' might be the open source mantra, but it does little for the first impressions of a what in theory is a pretty neat concept when it doesn't work in practice. What I'm trying to say is that there are still some niggles with Byobu that are entirely my fault -- the packaging needs some work before it is ready for production use. Caveat emptor (so much for 'Enjoy' *ahem*) - ermo _______________________________________________ Foresight-devel mailing list Foresight-devel@lists.rpath.org http://lists.rpath.org/mailman/listinfo/foresight-devel
