preparation for 14.2.

Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackware-id.org>
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NOTES
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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).

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@ -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.
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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!