Gnome GlobalMenu applet

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I don’t know that there is anybody, who knows the globalmenu applet for gnome that can be found on google code. (gnome2-globalmenu - Google Code)
This applet has no prebuild packages for openSUSE, so I need to compile it my self. Its also requires to recompile the whole gtk2 with an addition c file (patch), that makes it possible to function as it supposed to be; display the menu bar in the applet.
What is my question is, where, and with what parameters should I run the following programs, so it works as it is now with the ‘patch’?

configure
make
make install

I know that configure will needs the --prefix parameter, but where to, and is it necessary to use the --with-gdk-target=x11?

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I attempted to compile this on my own but was not successful. I have written the google code site for assistance.

If you know of any premade packages please let me know.

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I don’t know any packages for SUSE linux, but one of my friend, who using suse as well, told me, that the fedora package should work.

It didn’t quite, but it installs, and every program writes an error message that failed to load libgnomenu, as it should, but only the authors test programs can use the applet, as it should be.

I think it is needed to bind it’s addition to the GTK project into it, but it’s risky and I don’t know what to set, to be able to use as it is in default.

Also seems to me, that a nother solution can be to include the libgnomenu library in to GTK, but I don’t know how. But I could find the so files.

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You need to install gnome-panel-devel and gnome-menu-devel among other things, if you can spare ~1 GiB of disk space on your root partition, just open up YaST > Package Manager > <extras menu> > Install all matching -devel files

SuSE has always had weird naming conventions for some packages.
http://ompldr.org/vNms2OA/mystery.gif

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Hi
The thread is almost 3 years old… already on OBS
software.opensuse.org: Search Results

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After a successfull compile and install, it trashed my system’s GCONF server irreparably. DO NOT DO THIS!

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I need to stop replying to threads after all-nighters.
Thank you for the link.

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Hi
And compiling as well… :wink: Your deleted post came through on the nntp side…
(I will delete it)

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This is so old, that I didn’t even remembered that I did post this. Although it is solved – The package no longer requires to rebuild GTK2 packages.

Thanks though. :wink:

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Hi,

I have tied to download the packages, but without any luck. All packages apart from one is installed the “menu bar”.

Can anyone help me with this?

Regards

Henrik

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Hi
What version of openSUSE and Gnome Release?

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Hi Malcom,

On the particular machine I’m running Opensuse 11.3 and Gnome 2.30.

I have earlier found complete packages that enabled me to install globalmenu even on my Opensuse 11.4 running gnome 2.32. These I cannot find anymore either.

Regards

Henrik

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Hi
They are built;
Package
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=gnome-globalmenu&project=home%3Amalcolmlewis%3AGnome
Package names
https://build.opensuse.org/package/binaries?package=gnome-globalmenu&project=home%3Amalcolmlewis%3AGnome&repository=openSUSE_11.4
package repository
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/malcolmlewis:/Gnome/openSUSE_11.4/

I haven’t built the Gnome 3.0 alpha version yet (maybe today).

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.37.6-0.7-desktop
up 5 days 14:34, 3 users, load average: 0.15, 0.11, 0.12
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 280.13

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Hi Malcom,

I tried downloading the packages. As for the menu itself (gnome-globalmenu-0.7.10-8.1.src.rpm), I can’t find it in the repositories. If I download it using the link on the build site, I get an error message saying “there is no rpm in the pool”.

This is for the Opensuse 11.3. If I try to download for Opensuse 11.4, there is no link from the build site and I can’t find them in the repository either.

Regards

Henrik

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Hi
The src rpm is here;
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/malcolmlewis:/Gnome/openSUSE_11.3/src/

Depending on your arch there are;
xfce4-globalmenu-plugin-0.7.10-8.1
libglobalmenu-server3-0.7.10-8.1
gnome-globalmenu-devel-0.7.10-8.1
gnome-globalmenu-common-0.7.10-8.1
gnome-applet-globalmenu-0.7.10-8.1

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/malcolmlewis:/Gnome/openSUSE_11.3/

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.37.6-0.7-desktop
up 6 days 17:21, 5 users, load average: 0.62, 0.54, 0.58
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 280.13

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Hi Malcom,

I can’t get it working. The following files are installed as they should:

libglobalmenu-server3-0.7.10-8.1
gnome-globalmenu-devel-0.7.10-8.1
gnome-globalmenu-common-0.7.10-8.1
gnome-applet-globalmenu-0.7.10-8.1

The gnome-globalmenu-0.7.10-8.1.src.rpm does not install. Well it looks as if it installs alright, but it doesn’t.

What am I doing wrong??

By the way the repository for 11.4 does not include the files.

/Henrik