Gnome-desktop-suite version 2.26.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Saturday the 20th of March, 2010

    gnome-desktop-suite  most recent diff


    version 2.26.3

      View the most recent changes for the gnome-desktop-suite port at: gnome-desktop-suite.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for gnome-desktop-suite.
      The raw portfile for gnome-desktop-suite 2.26.3 is located here:
      http://gnome-desktop-suite.darwinports.com/dports/gnome/gnome-desktop-suite/Portfile
      Find related portfiles with the unique DarwinPorts.com search feature.
      Check for any related Fink projects here: pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnome-desktop-suite


      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The gnome-desktop-suite Portfile 57664 2009-09-14 18:22:23Z devans macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: gnome-desktop-suite
      Version: 2.26.3
      Revision: 2
      Category: gnome
      Maintainers: devans openmaintainer
      Description: The GNOME desktop environment
      Long Description: The GNOME desktop environment is the set of libraries, applications and services that work as a cohesive integrated user interface produced by the GNOME project. The desktop environment is one of the suites of software packages that form the complete GNOME project offerings.

      Homepage: http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointTwentyfive/Desktop
      Master Sites:
      Platform: darwin

      #
      # TODO
      #
      # The following modules are included in the current GNOME desktop
      # environment specification but have not yet been ported to MacPorts
      #
      # deskbar-applet
      # evolution
      # evolution-exchange
      # evolution-mapi
      # evolution-webcal
      # gnome-desktop-sharp
      # gnome-nettool
      # gnome-power-manager
      # gnome-screensaver
      # gnome-user-share
      # gok
      # mousetweaks
      # orca
      # swfdec-gnome
      # tomboy
      # vinagre
      #
      # BROKEN PORTS
      #
      # The following ports are included in the current GNOME desktop
      # environment specification and have been ported to MacPorts but
      # are currently broken and/or need to be updated
      #
      # brasero (no support for darwin Mac OS X, requires Linux SG or BSD CAM)
      # cheese (requires Video4Linux or V4L2)
      # ekiga (requires Video4Linux or V4L2)
      # sound-juicer (depends on brasero)

      depends_lib port:alacarte port:bug-buddy port:dasher port:eog port:empathy port:epiphany port:evince port:evolution-data-server port:file-roller port:gcalctool port:gconf-editor port:gdm port:gedit port:gnome-applets port:gnome-backgrounds port:gnome-control-center port:gnome-desktop port:gnome-doc-utils port:gnome-games port:gnome-icon-theme port:gnome-keyring port:gnome-netstatus port:gnome-mag port:gnome-media port:gnome-menus port:gnome-panel port:gnome-python-desktop port:gnome-session port:gnome-settings-daemon port:gnome-sharp2 port:gnome-speech port:gnome-system-monitor port:gnome-terminal port:gnome-themes port:gnome-user-docs port:gnome-utils port:gstreamer port:gst-plugins-base port:gst-plugins-good port:gtk-engines2 port:libgtkhtml3 port:gtksourceview2 port:gucharmap port:libgail-gnome port:libgnomekbd port:libgtop port:libgweather port:liboobs port:librsvg port:libsoup port:libwnck port:metacity port:nautilus port:py25-pygtksourceview port:seahorse port:seahorse-plugins port:totem port:totem-pl-parser port:vino port:vte port:yelp port:zenity

      #
      # Upcoming GNOME Deprecations
      #
      # The following modules are heading towards planned deprecation. The GNOME
      # project does not recommend using them in new applications unless you
      # require functionality that has not already been moved elsewhere.
      #

      depends_lib-append port:libgnomeprint port:libgnomeprintui

      #
      # mono fails on leopard ppc - #17996
      #

      if {"darwin" == ${os.platform} && 9 == ${os.major} && ${configure.build_arch} == "ppc"} {
      depends_lib-delete port:gnome-sharp2
      }

      distfiles
      use_configure no
      build { }

      destroot {
      file mkdir ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/gnome
      file copy ${filespath}/README.${name}.txt.in ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/gnome/README.${name}.txt
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/gnome/README.${name}.txt
      }

      post-activate {
      ui_msg "\nTo start gnome put \"exec gnome-session\" in your .xinitrc"
      ui_msg "See also http://trac.macports.org/wiki/GNOME\n"
      }

      livecheck.type none

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/gnome-desktop-suite
      % sudo port install gnome-desktop-suite
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching gnome-desktop-suite
      ---> Verifying checksum for gnome-desktop-suite
      ---> Extracting gnome-desktop-suite
      ---> Configuring gnome-desktop-suite
      ---> Building gnome-desktop-suite with target all
      ---> Staging gnome-desktop-suite into destroot
      ---> Installing gnome-desktop-suite
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using gnome-desktop-suite with these commands:
      %  man gnome-desktop-suite
      % apropos gnome-desktop-suite
      % which gnome-desktop-suite
      % locate gnome-desktop-suite

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



    Lightbox this page.