Re: [orca-list] Important heads-up for users of master: cruft removal time

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

Interesting.  This may mean that epiphany will work better?

Alex M

On 12/1/11, Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com> wrote:
> I don't think we've had to beware of such strategies for some time,
> allow me to remind those who use package builds like in Arch Linux,
> you won't need to uninstall anything.  When you "makepkg" the orca-git
> package from AUR, it will replace all the system wide orca files and
> modules for you.
>
> Just clarifying things a bit.
>
> Frankly, I hadn't realized that the help system was webkit based;
> guess I haven't needed help lately.:)
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 07:08:31PM +0100, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> > Hey guys.
> >
> > Given that the Gecko-based Yelp 2 is long gone, that script has just
> > been removed from Orca master. (It remains in the orca-xdesktop
> > branch.) After I got rid of that old script, I took a look at Yelp 3
> > and Epiphany. What I discovered is that, unlike their quirky
> > Gecko-based counterparts, these WebKitGtk-based apps behave so
> > nicely and consistently that we really don't need separate scripts
> > for them. So this functionality is now handled at the toolkit level
> > -- something which should not only simplify Orca's code further, but
> > should also make it more likely that other WebKitGtk apps will
> > either JustWork(tm) with Orca or can be made to work with very
> > little additional effort. Yay! :)
> >
> > As for why this is important for you to know: If you are using Orca
> > from master, you will want to do a make uninstall *before* pulling
> > and building Orca from master. Otherwise you may find unexpected
> > side-effects resulting from the cruft left behind.
> >
> > Please let me know if you have any questions. Take care.
> > --joanie
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