Re: [orca-list] A couple of questions about orca sources

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

Hi Jen:

If no prefix is passed, then the "make install" target goes to the 
default location, which I believe is under /usr/local, which typically 
needs root access to write to.  So, I tend to use ./autogen.sh 
--prefix=`pwd`/bld and do everything using my normal login.  This tends 
to keep me out of trouble.

For editors, 'gedit' might work OK for you, but I'll let others speak up 
for what works with them.  I'd also recommend avoiding the 'tab' 
character like the H1N1 virus.

Will

Jennifer wrote:
> So if no prefix is passed to the autogen.sh file then the modules are 
> just unpacked to the same place as the existing ones, thus overwriting 
> them? Also can you recommend any editors that are good to use for a 
> totally blind person trying to learn python?
> I've been trying to learn it a little at work but I have not yet found 
> an easy way to determine the difference between 1 tab or 3 spaces.
>
> Thanks
> Jen!
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Willie Walker" <William Walker Sun COM>
> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 8:44 PM
> To: "Jennifer" <fluffy_bunny_1988 hotmail co uk>
> Cc: <Orca-list gnome org>
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] A couple of questions about orca sources
>
> > Hi Jen:
> >
> > On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 19:08 +0100, Jennifer wrote:
> > > Hi. I have downloaded the latest orca sources and followed the
> > > instructions for installing them (obtained from the gnome website).
> > > According to the results of the command orca --version (checking the
> > > git status also gives the same result) I am running version 2.27.92
> > > pree
> > > Is this the latest version as of Friday 9th October, retrieved by
> > > using the git clone command (without specifying a branch?
> >
> > The configure.in file in the repository is what ends up setting this
> > value.  I forgot to change the value to 2.29.1pre when I branched Orca
> > for 2.28.0.  So, it was still stuck at 2.27.92pre.  I just checked in a
> > change to update configure.in to flag the git master branch as
> > 2.29.1pre.
> >
> > > If it is then the orca directory is visible in my /home/jen directory,
> > > it was not visible before I installed these sources. Is orca running
> > > from these sources by default? The command string in gnome
> > > (/home/jen/orca) suggests that it is, and I can't remember if orca was
> > > located in the same directory (but just hidden) last time.
> > > If the new sources are not being used by default could someone please
> > > tell me how to make them default, and if I should hide the orca
> > > directory or move it to a more appropriate place?
> >
> > Where Orca ends up depends upon the --prefix flag you passed to the
> > autogen.sh or configure file.  The orca build/install is also set up so
> > that it should find the right Python modules.  I regularly run the
> > following command from my orca directory:
> >
> > ./autogen.sh --prefix=`pwd`/bld
> >
> > With this, I can keep /usr/bin/orca at the version of Orca installed by
> > the operating system distribution, while also working with the Orca
> > sources from git.
> >
> > > I also can't make Liblouis or brltty 4.0. I had some issues making the
> > > brltty at work so don't think it is just something related to my
> > > distro (9.04) Will liblouis be included in Orca installs by default?
> >
> > Liblouis and brltty are separate projects, so Orca doesn't include them.
> > Instead, the packaging of these is dependent upon your operating system
> > distribution.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Will
> >
> >
> >
> >
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