Re: [orca-list] updating Orca

[Luis González <luisg123v gmail com>]

Answers:

1. When changes are updated to the git repository, you can do a pull
to download those changes. Once they are downloaded, you just repeat:
./configure, make and make install, to compile and install a version
which includes them all. Since you specify the same prefix, the newly
installed version overwrites the previously compiled one, so you just
need to re-compile and re-install whenever you wan to update your Orca
installation

2. I think It shouldn't, because autostart works executing the command
"orca", so it should produce the same behaviour as you run Orca on
terminal. You can check it (and edit it if you want) into the
following file:
/etc/xdg/autostart/orca-autostart.desktop

PS. If you run "./configure" without "--prefix=...", /usr/local will
be assumed; that's what I always do.

2014-09-15 21:21 GMT-04:30, amir <mrdin8877 ymail com>:
> Hi,
> thanks it works! Two questions come out of my mind, 1 is, can you tell
> me when to use the pull command? Say if an update is available, how do i
> update orca again by pulling fro the git repository? and second question
> is, will this effects the auto starting up of orca? some .py files i
> think? thanks!
>
>
> On 09/16/2014 09:10 AM, Luis González wrote:
> > The problem is when you use Alt+Super+S, it tries to open Orca from
> > the path and your "foo" probably isn't in the path. At least In
> > ubuntu, /usr/local takes prior over /usr; so I'd recommend to install
> > compiled Orca installations into /usr/local.
> >
> > 2014-09-15 20:28 GMT-04:30, B. Henry <burt1iband gmail com>:
> > > You have orca in usr-local-bin not in /usr/bin most likely.
> > > That is the problem.
> > > You will have tostart giving the whole path, or rebuild but this time
> > > use
> > > the previx /usr so that it does not go to the
> > > /usr/local dir.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 08:49:28AM +0800, amir wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > i was able to follow te instructions until "foo/bin/orca --replace" but
> > > > then
> > > > when pressing enter on that,         the newly orca starts. but if i
> > > > exit
> > > > the terminal, the screen reader closes. and when starting the orca
> > > > again
> > > > (windows+alt+s on ubuntu), the old orca starts instead of the new one.
> > > > Any
> > > > help?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 09/15/2014 11:02 PM, D. A. H. wrote:
> > > > > Hi there!
> > > > >
> > > > > A frequent contributor to this list posted instructions for building
> > > > > orca
> > > > > from sources on Ubuntu and derivatives.  I've done them in Trisquel 7,
> > > > > and
> > > > > am now using the orca from Master, as of yesterday.  Instructions
> > > > > below;
> > > > > hope this helps.  FYI, the list is archived, for your searching
> > > > > pleasure.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Dave
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > <begin selection here>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > sudo apt-get build-dep gnome-orca
> > > > > sudo apt-get install gnome-common
> > > > > sudo apt-get install yelp-tools
> > > > > sudo apt-get install git-core
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Now time to clone orca from its git repository.
> > > > >
> > > > > Create a folder, do a cd to this new folder and execute the following
> > > > > command:
> > > > > git clone git://git.gnome.org/orca
> > > > >
> > > > > Time to install executing the following commands:
> > > > > cd orca
> > > > > ./autogen.sh --prefix=foo
> > > > > make
> > > > >
> > > > > foo must be the name of the directory where orca will be installed.
> > > > >
> > > > > And finally you must install orca executing the following command:
> > > > > make install
> > > > >
> > > > > If you do not have permitions  to write in the foo directory, you need
> > > > > to
> > > > > execute the make install command using sudo.
> > > > > sudo make install
> > > > >
> > > > > Now you need to start the new orca executing the following:
> > > > > foo/bin/orca --replace
> > > > >
> > > > > WARNING: do not install orca in the /usr directory. This will destroy
> > > > > the
> > > > > actual orca installation.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > <end instructions>
> > > > >
> > > > > On 09/15/2014 10:53 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > > > > > Another thing to remember is a lot of times the repositories are out
> > > > > > of date. Meaning the stable build available on the Ubuntu repository
> > > > > > isn't necessarily the latest to begin with. If you truly want an up
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > date version of Orca you have to build from source.
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > > > > The manual is at
> > > > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > > > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > > > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > > > The manual is at
> > > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > orca-list mailing list
> > > orca-list gnome org
> > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > > The manual is at
> > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp


-- 
Salu2
Luis F. González V.