Re: [Evolution] strange changes

[Kathy ODriscoll <k_odriscoll comcast net>]

Anna,
Thank you so much,
I understand much better now, and I do think I may try a snapshot...I
sort of enjoy watching the lil changes,
I have plenty of backup email programs if evo gets broken LOL...

Like I have said, I am NOT a developer LOL, just a neophyte end user
trying to learn linux and having afantastic time at it.

Kathy
On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 09:24, Anna Marie Dirks wrote:
> Hi Kathy, 
>
> "CVS" refers to the repository (which is on a computer somewhere in
> North Carolina, I believe) where the code which makes up Evolution is
> kept. The people who develop Evolution make changes to its code, and
> then use the CVS repository to store these changes until it is time to
> make a release of Evolution. 
>
> When Jeff told you that the fix for the problem you reported was in CVS,
> he meant that someone has already fixed the broken code so that all of
> the menu items appear again-- but that as far as he knows, we have not
> made a new, publicly available version of Evolution which includes that
> fix. 
>
> So, he was suggesting that if you were a developer (or if you have a lot
> of time on your hands to devote to this sort of thing), then you could
> just access all of the code in the CVS repository and create yourself a
> brand new, working --or at least differently broken-- version of
> Evolution. 
>
> If you don't want to try to build yourself a new version of Evolution,
> then the easiest thing for you to do is probably to wait until Evolution
> 1.4.5 is released sometime this week. Or, if you are feeling brave, you
> can check Red Carpet -- there might be a "snapshot" of Evolution that
> you could try using in the meantime. A snapshot isn't necessarily
> guaranteed to be safe and functional, though -- it just reflects the
> code that was in the CVS repository at a certain time of day. We don't
> test snapshots very much before we make them available to the rest of
> the world. :)
>
> Anyway, I hope that this explains to you what Jeff was talking about,
> and gives you a better idea of the process by which you can get a fixed
> version of Evolution.
>
> best wishes,
> Anna
>
>
>
>
>
> Il mar, 2003-09-16 alle 11:24, Kathy ODriscoll ha scritto:
> > Thanks
> > But as I said this is all VERY new to me,
> > could you explain this a little more clearly?
> > What is CVS and afaik
> > and how do I fix it on my machine.
> > Thank you so much for responding
> > On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 08:11, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > > this is fixed in CVS already afaik
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 09:59, Kathy ODriscoll wrote:
> > > > Good morning everyone,
> > > > I have a question here...
> > > > Yesterday I ran Red Carpet to do an update of my system, I run
> > > > Evolution 1.4.4, I believe this was the same before the
> > > > update...however I did find a strange change in evo after updating....
> > > >
> > > > I occasionally enjoy sending html mail *sinful I know* including
> > > > embedded images to friends and family....when I first put RH on my
> > > > system I couldnt embed images no matter what I did, found a work
> > > > around yada yada....then after an update I was able to embed no
> > > > problem..
> > > >
> > > > Since yesterdays update, evo has lost some menu items it seems,
> > > > including everything in the 'insert' except 'attachment' 
> > > >
> > > > My question is, when I updated yesterday could I have screwed up evo
> > > > somehow, I use RedCarpet...And what info do you all need here to
> > > > answer my questions better about how do I get back all my menu items
> > > > including embedding images and that?...
> > > >
> > > > Keep in mind I am NOT  a programmer, I am a neophyte to Linux, just
> > > > took the leap from windows a few weeks ago.
> > > >
> > > > So have patience with me and be gentle :)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > Kathy
> > > > -- 
> > > > When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.
> > > >         ~Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being~
> >
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