diff --git a/NOTES b/NOTES index 8e6811b..73795d5 100644 --- a/NOTES +++ b/NOTES @@ -1,21 +1,16 @@ NOTES ===================== -1. I'm using the latest Slackware release as base (currently 14.1). +1. I'm using the latest Slackware release as base (currently 14.2). 2. PAM is needed to build several core packages of cinnamon. I have tried to avoid this, but it seems to be inevitable. -3. I tried to avoid systemd on this repository, thus some packages - are still using older version. So far, it works. +3. I tried to avoid systemd on this repository. So far, it worked. -4. I avoid changing/upgrading Slackware's glib packages which is - required by some packages. There *might* be some issues caused - by usage of older glib version. Let me know if i miss anything. - -5. Some code in cinnamon packages are hardcoded to /usr/lib, so even +4. Some code in cinnamon packages are hardcoded to /usr/lib, so even in x86_64, they will be installed in /usr/lib to avoid breakage. -6. I removed webkit-related screensaver in cinnamon-screensaver to avoid +5. I removed webkit-related screensaver in cinnamon-screensaver to avoid building webkitgtk which is very time consuming. It still has the default screensaver that is able to lock your desktop (only requires PAM). diff --git a/README b/README index c0a5058..624b457 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ desktop environment (http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com) on top of Slackware Linux. The Cinnamon packages are built with a minimum set of dependencies, but still provides a working desktop. -Binary packages of Cinnamon for Slackware 14.1 for both ARCH (x86 and x86_64) +Binary packages of Cinnamon for Slackware 14.2 for both ARCH (x86 and x86_64) can be obtained from : http://www.slackware.uk/csb/. Binaries are built -against Slackware 14.1. +against Slackware 14.2. If you have custom installation, building from the source is the recommended way to make sure it is linked with the libraries available on your machine. @@ -21,26 +21,17 @@ How to build and install the CINNAMON packages using these scripts: 3. Install bash-completion from /extra before building the packages. -4. Run libtest.sh script in test-script directory as root to make sure your - libraries are not corrupted. These errors are safe and can be ignored: - lddlibc4: cannot read header from `/usr/bin/htmlview': No such file or directory - lddlibc4: cannot read header from `/usr/bin/krdb': No such file or directory - lddlibc4: cannot read header from `/usr/bin/pnmnoraw': No such file or directory - lddlibc4: cannot read header from `/usr/bin/pnmtoplainpnm': No such file or directory - If you get a result of Invalid ELF header, that means one of your libraries - are corrupted and must be fixed first before building this packages. - -5. Build the packages according to the BUILD_ORDER manually. +4. Build the packages according to the BUILD_ORDER manually. If you wish to run an automated build script, please use the 'build-cinnamon.sh' in the root directory which will build and install all the cinnamon packages including the necessary dependencies. NOTE: In certain cases, the automated build script *may* failed. Some known issues are documented in KNOWN_ISSUES. -6. Once the packages are built and installed, you can use 'xwmconfig' +5. Once the packages are built and installed, you can use 'xwmconfig' to select the cinnamon session. Run startx to start Cinnamon Desktop. -7. Enjoy and let me know of any issues or suggestions/improvements. +6. Enjoy and let me know of any issues or suggestions/improvements. Email is: willysr@slackware-id.org Thanks!