Re: F-Spot Goals: Status

[Warren Baird <photogeekmtl gmail com>]

Stephane Delcroix wrote:

> For my part, I don't use --uninstalled or alternate photos db. I run all
> my tests under a different user. You can do it with su in an xterm or a
> new login in nested windows. And when I need to use a stable f-spot on
> my pictures, I redo a 'make install' from the unpatched source
> directory.

I've had good luck using 2 versions of f-spot installed in different 
directories.  I have /sw/f-spot which is the head version with all of 
the patches I need to work applied, and /sw/f-spot-clean, which is a 
clean version of head that I use to test patches and the like.

I just keep two separate source trees, one configured with "autogen.sh 
--prefix=/sw/f-spot", and the other with "autogen.sh 
--prefix=/sw/f-spot".    Combined with the --photoDir patch (which 
allows me not to use f-spot-clean on my 'real' photo.db or photo dir) - 
I find this works really well...

Warren