Hey Tom and the gang; NO problem on waiting until you are ready to create a fix for the main package i.e. v1.3.1 .
And thanks for ALL the great help. (There are now TWO versions of tlf at archlinux 1.2.2-1 (from the release tarball) and a 1.2.4.5.r23.g325f223-1 (from the git repo. !!!!) <- So the effort was worth it imNSho. (Hi Hi) es vy 73 om de baab w9ya On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 3:09 AM, Thomas Beierlein <t...@forth-ev.de> wrote: > Am Sat, 28 Jan 2017 16:28:39 -0700 > schrieb w9ya <w...@qrparci.net>: > >> Tested...es wrks f.b. om's. >> > Very well. > >> (Surely there must be a way to make all the distros happy with finding >> and using panel.h ..... right ?) > > And that is not as easy as it sounds. Why? As far as we see, there is > some great diversity between distros how they install curses/ncurses. > The main differences are: > > - Support for normal or wide character width, sometimes both at the > same time > - Which header files to put in which location. > - Use pkg-config files or not (Newer ncurses brings even its own > ncurses(5/6)-config script). > - How to handle the extra packages (panel, menu and forms) wih regards > the above decisions. > > Our changes at end of 2015, were just an attempt to make things better. > They fixed configuration problems for the distros, we could > check at that time (OpenSuse, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo as far as I > remember). Besides using two or three distros here ourselves, we have to > rely on feedback from users and distro managers (no offense intended). > > So how to proceed? At the moment the following seems reasonable: > > - We are just in the process of preparing tlf-1.3.0 for release. It > seems not wise to introduce the fix for Arch Linux without further > tests on other systems. > - We will therefor stay atm with the configuration as provided in the > github repo for release. So Arch Linux has to patch the script, sorry. > - We will in parallel try to test the new script on as much distros as > available. If all goes well we will bring in the new > ax_with_ncurses_extra script in tlf-1.3.1. > > Any comment are welcome. > > 73, de Tom DL1JBE > >> >> es vy 73 om's de baab w9ya >> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 11:50 AM, w9ya <w...@qrparci.net> wrote: >> > Outstanding !!!! >> > >> > I'll test it a.s.a.p. >> > >> > es VY 73 om de baab w9ya >> > >> > On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 12:34 AM, Thomas Beierlein <t...@forth-ev.de> >> > wrote: >> >> Hi Bob, >> >> >> >> there is an easy way to fix the problem (at least for Arch Linux) >> >> by manipulating the ax_with_ncurses_extra.m4 file. That way we can >> >> check for a <panel.h> if a <ncursesw/panel.h> got not be found. >> >> >> >> I have attached such a file to the mail. Maybe you could test it >> >> on the actual master branch. >> >> (I fear it will not be go through to the mailing list, but in case >> >> someone needs it, please give me a hint). >> >> >> >> That patch may have downsides for other distros, but it would be >> >> good to know if it works for your problem. >> >> >> >> I will be back in the evening to discuss it further. >> >> >> >> 73, de Tom DL1JBE >> >> >> >> Am Fri, 27 Jan 2017 >> >> 20:02:06 -0700 schrieb w9ya <w...@qrparci.net>: >> >> >> >>> O.K....!! >> >>> >> >>> Here's what I have done on the ARCHLINUX "front"; >> >>> >> >>> - Updated **and** uploaded to the archlinux repos version to 1.2.2 >> >>> which is the last version that compiles without "'the" panel.h >> >>> error. ^^^ this version is from NOV-2015 and is before the >> >>> mid-Dec-2015 notes v/v the changelog and is specific to the >> >>> issue; re: panel.h and how panel.h is located/found . <- tlf >> >>> version 1.2.3 will NOT compile (due to the afore mentioned >> >>> panel.h issue and was released in JAN-2016). >> >>> >> >>> - I *have* created a fix to upgrade the version available in the >> >>> archlinux repos to the latest version of tlf ...and >> >>> although it is sloppy, it will work. >> >>> >> >>> SO ..... it would be helpful to know if this bug is an easy fix or >> >>> will it take some time to fix ? i.e. The answer will help me >> >>> decide how to proceed v/v the archlinux repos. >> >>> >> >>> TIA for the answer as to any forthcoming fix and VY 73 om's de >> >>> baab w9ya >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Thomas Beierlein >> >>> <t...@forth-ev.de> wrote: >> >>> > Thanks Bob, >> >>> > >> >>> > I just made some testing by myself. In former mail I wrote that >> >>> > ax_with_curses_panel should look for panel.h in different >> >>> > locations. >> >>> > >> >>> > It does NOT do that. I just moved the panel.h from >> >>> > ncurses.w/panel.h to only panel.h and I get the same error as on >> >>> > your side. The macro stops searching after the first failed >> >>> > test. >> >>> > >> >>> > Wrt to the libtinfo problem. That should be fixed with the new >> >>> > ax_with_curses which uses pkg-config if available. >> >>> > >> >>> > 73, Tom >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > Am Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:42:40 -0700 >> >>> > schrieb w9ya <w...@qrparci.net>: >> >>> > >> >>> >> Hey Ervin, Tom, and the gang; >> >>> >> >> >>> >> re: the "discussion 72" >> >>> >> >> >>> >> I've made SOME progress....AND I can clearly state that >> >>> >> installing the libtinfo does NOT help by itself ! Nor does it >> >>> >> help with any of the suggested changes in the >> >>> >> "./configure ....." invocation. And yeah it is related to >> >>> >> upstream issues with pkg-config and so forth. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> so: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> I have completed a successful test build of tlf-git by making >> >>> >> it dependent on a new package called lib_tlf. SImple enough >> >>> >> and this way I can get on with things. >> >>> >> ** I have attached that to here. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> notes: >> >>> >> - I am not sure this is the best fix...as a test run of tlf >> >>> >> looked/seemed odd....that could be due to not actually going >> >>> >> through a normal/proper config or something more problematic. >> >>> >> i.e. I do nit use tlf so I am not sure what to expect. (The >> >>> >> video and colors seem fb.) i.e. ***** I need to compare >> >>> >> versions a bit first, before I cna talk more completely about >> >>> >> there being any other &/or remaining issues. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> tnxs fer the clues om's es vy 73 de bob w9ya >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 8:31 AM, w9ya <w...@qrparci.net> >> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >> > Hey Ervin and the gang; >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > Please hold off on installing Archlinux....(its a major >> >>> >> > amount of work actually). >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > I'd like to try the solution(s) in the link for "discussion >> >>> >> > 72" first. >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > Tnxs om's es vy 73 de bob w9ya >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Ervin Hegedüs >> >>> >> > <airw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >> Hi Bob, >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 08:09:51PM -0700, w9ya wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hey all; >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I *am* able to successfully compile and package v. 1.2.2 >> >>> >> >>> but cannot compile either 1.2.3 or 1.2.4.5. (I didn't try >> >>> >> >>> any of the releases between those two.) >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> interesting - there was an affected issue, which had been >> >>> >> >> fixed by Thomas: >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> https://github.com/Tlf/tlf/issues/72 >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> related commit: >> >>> >> >> https://github.com/Tlf/tlf/commit/e4d9e86a8516de7d3416e9a190e9af229a1f6ecf >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> but this was on 13rd of Dec, 2016. 1.2.3 had released on >> >>> >> >> 16th of Jan, 2016. >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> I am getting the code from the github repo in all cases >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> To wit, here's that last few lines of where the PKGBUILD >> >>> >> >>> ( the packaging "recipe" which is attached below).: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> " >> >>> >> >>> [bfinch@parrot tlf]$ tail tlf-1.2.3-1-x86_64-build.log >> >>> >> >>> checking pkg-config is at least version 0.16... yes >> >>> >> >>> checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0... yes (version >> >>> >> >>> 2.50.2) checking for NcursesW wide-character library... yes >> >>> >> >>> checking for working ncursesw/curses.h... no >> >>> >> >>> checking for working ncursesw.h... no >> >>> >> >>> checking for working ncurses.h... yes >> >>> >> >>> checking for Curses Panel library with ncursesw/panel.h... >> >>> >> >>> no configure: error: the Curses Panel library is required >> >>> >> >>> ==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build(). >> >>> >> >>> Aborting... >> >>> >> >>> [bfinch@parrot tlf]$ >> >>> >> >>> " >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> *** Here's a few bits of additional info; >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> [bfinch@parrot tlf]$ pacman -Qo /usr/include/panel.h >> >>> >> >>> /usr/include/panel.h is owned by ncurses 6.0+20161224-1 >> >>> >> >>> [bfinch@parrot tlf]$ >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> probably you're using ArchLinux - may be it's a new bug. >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> SO....*If* I am reading the Changelog correctly this "bug" >> >>> >> >>> was introduced on 15-dec-2015 . >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> may be you're close that the real problem. (the Changelog >> >>> >> >> contains 2015-12-19, not 15 - but it doesn't matter...) >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Anyways, The comments in the code indicate that this >> >>> >> >>> *should NOT* be a problem, so I am not exactly sure what >> >>> >> >>> is causing this. (Then again I am writing this email prior >> >>> >> >>> to doing anything much more than finding the problem.) >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> I'll try to install an ArchLinux to a VM, and try to >> >>> >> >> reproduce your problem - I need some time... >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> 73, Ervin >> >>> >> >> HA2OS >> >>> >> >> >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > "Do what is needful!" >> >>> > Ursula LeGuin: Earthsea >> >>> > -- >> >>> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> "Do what is needful!" >> >> Ursula LeGuin: Earthsea >> >> -- >> >> > > > > -- > "Do what is needful!" > Ursula LeGuin: Earthsea > -- > _______________________________________________ Tlf-devel mailing list Tlf-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tlf-devel
