Re: Installation issues

> > Next reboot and I just got matchbox again, no appmgr. Turns out
> > libgdk_imlib1 wasn't installed...I assume a missing dependency.
>
> This one is a bit bizarre. Gpe-appmgr shouldn't be depending on
> gdk_imlib any more -- all GPE programs are using libgdk-pixbuf instead.
> So I don't quite know whether this dependency is coming from. Mibus
> might have some ideas.
appmgr 0.06 is the latest "release", it still depends on gdkimlib. I
thought the dependency thing was fixed, I guess that was only in CVS :)

How many people are using CVS appmgr - is it good enough for release?
There are only a few things that need doing AFAIK:
 * menu-method needs to handle non-running appmgr
 * recent apps list should be in the window if the dock can't be made
 * ipkg 'control' dependencies need to be changed for gdk-pixbuf.

> > I had dillo already installed, but I don't see it in appmgr...no icon?
>
> I have an icon on my machine, but it seems to be missing from the
> package. I'll add it and make a new upload.
Yup, cool.

> > Why is there a gpe-appmgr menu-method, or where is killall?
>
> Killall is provided by busybox.
CVS uses a combo of ps and kill IIRC.

> > I didn't realize I had to create an account, could not use root.
>
> It's true that you do have to create an additional account the first
> time round, though you can use root for subsequent logins if you really
> want to.
One advantage of not having gpe-dm is being able to use root straight
off ;)

> > If there aren't icons for everything, can there be a default to just
> > list the remaining (icon-less) items in /usr/lib/menu, or can we run
> > mmenu too?
>
> You can run mmenu as well. Having gpe-appmgr list everything is
> possible, but you end up with a very cluttered view as things stand at
> the moment. Gpe-appmgr only has one level of hierarchy, which makes
> things like the "Configuration" section virtually unusable.
Not to mention an entry for each of the four rotations, five terminals,
etc. etc. etc.

> > How about letting ipaq-sleep take an arg for a different conf file,
> > then there could be a gpe specific conf file.
>
> Allowing the configuration file to be set on the command line seems like
> a reasonable idea, though it's not obvious to me what a gpe-specific
> configuration would really buy you.
Changing the dm's sleep options w/o script editing I guess...

> Thanks for your feedback!
I'll second that :)

> p.
mibus

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