thanks chuck!
-----Original Message----- From: Charlie Kravetz <[email protected]> To: xubuntu-devel <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 10:43 am Subject: Re: xfce4-panel 4.7.x upload(ed) in natty On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 16:26:42 +0100 Lionel Le Folgoc <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm going to upload xfce4-panel 4.7.5 in natty (well, it will probably > be already uploaded when you read this mail ;). > > It provides many new features and bugfixes that should close most of the > existing issues (disappearing panels, no d'n'd, no randr 1.2 support). > However, a few ABI changes have been introduced, so existing panel > plugins have to be rebuilt to work with this new release. This will be > done in the next days (if you want to help on that, feel free to get in > touch with me and pick an item on [1]). However, if you have manually > compiled some plugins, you will have to rebuild them by yourself, > otherwise they will seem to have disappeared (and your > ~/.xsession-errors will be full of warnings about that). > > In the meantime, if your package manager in natty says that some > packages are "on hold", this is normal: it will prevent the panel > upgrade as long as one 'not-rebuilt-yet' plugin is installed and no > rebuilt version is available. If you decide nonetheless to force the > upgrade, it will probably propose you to uninstall all old plugins. > Obviously, if you decided not to wait, please don't file bugs about > uninstalled panel plugins. > > You can use [1] to track progress (I try to keep it up-to-date), or the > weekly meetings' minutes ("technical" entry at [2]). I'll also send > another mail when it's safe to upgrade and file bugs again. ;) > > Thanks! > > Cheers, > Lionel > > > [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Roadmap/Specifications/Natty/Xfce4.8 > [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Meetings > Thank you very much for this update. As I am one of those running Natty daily, I will be looking forward to this and all the plugins, too. -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
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