[scribus] Scribus 1.5.0 version.

John Culleton john at wexfordpress.com
Wed Jan 20 03:02:11 CET 2010


On Tuesday 19 January 2010 17:35:12 Owen wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:23:22 -0500
>
> John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com> wrote:
> > Here is my script, run as root.
> > ----------------------------------------
> > mkdir ~/src/
> > mkdir ~/src/scribus_svn
> > rm -r ~/src/scribus_svn/*
> > sudo mkdir /usr/local/scribus_svn
> > cd ~/src/scribus_svn
> > svn co  svn://scribus.info/Scribus/trunk/Scribus
> > cd ./Scribus
> > cmake  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr/local/scribus_svn
> > make
> > sudo make install
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Any criticism?
>
> Hi John,
>
> That script is almost bizarre. If you haven't done so, look at
> http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Building_CVS_versions_with_CMake#To_start
>_the_build
>
> 1. You don't need to do a clean check out everytime. All you need to do
> is to update your original checkout with
>
>     svn up
>
> 2. Running the whole thing as root is fraught with all sorts of
> potential pitfalls. The rule I suggest is never to do mundane work as
> root.
>
> 3. I suggest that you work in your home directory;
>    mkdir ~/src
>    mkdir ~/src/scribus_svn
>    mkdir ~/src/scribus_svn_build
>
> 4. Then do an initial check out
>    cd mkdir ~/src/scribus_svn
>    svn co  svn://scribus.info/Scribus/trunk/Scribus
>
> 5. Next, do the configuring and making;
>    cd ../scribus_svn_build            (Building outside your source)
>    cmake ../scribus_svn/Scribus/
> -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr/local/scribus_svn
>    make
>
> 6. Then as root, depending how you get there;
>    sudo make install
>
> OK, now you have done and initial build. Couple of days later you get
> the urge to update. Do this;
>
> 7. cd ~/src/scribus_svn
>    svn up
>    cd ../scribus_svn_build
>    make
>    sudo make install
>
> Sometimes step 7 goes belly up, in which case do a
>    rm -rf ~/src/scribus_svn_build/*
>
> and continue from step 5 above
>
>
> Here is a script to automate all but the install
> =============================================
> #!/bin/bash
>
> cd ~/src/scribus_svn
> svn up
> cd ../scribus_svn_build
> make
> =============================================
>
>
> I am sure that will even work on Slackware
>
>
>
> Owen
>
>
>
>
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Thanks. I have another script that also works, and I got a clean compile with 
today's date. 
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