Re: [orca-list] Orca update error

[Andy Borka <sonfire11 gmail com>]

"

You must put some source uris in your sources .List."
This sounds like a flavor of Ubuntu. To fix the problem:
1. Open update-manager
2. Open settings
3. Switch to the Ubuntu software tab (if not already active)
4. Check the box for source code.
5. Close settings.
6. When prompted, press the reload button to reload the software repositories list.
7. Install any available updates.
8. Close update-manager.
9. Open a terminal window.
10. Type the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential
- It is OK if build-essential is already installed.

11. In the terminal window, type the following command:

sudo apt-get install yelp-tools
- It is OK if yelp-tools is already installed.

12. In a terminal window, type the following command:

sudo apt-get install git
- It is OK if git is already installed.

13. In a terminal window, type the following command:

sudo apt-get build-dep orca
- It is OK if the build requirements for orca are already installed.

14. In a terminal window, create a suitable directory on your system to hold source repositories.
15. In a terminal window, cd into the new directory created in step 14.
16. In a terminal window, while in the directory created in steps 14-15, type the following command:

git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca.git
- It is OK if the files already exist, if they do, type:

git pull
- It is OK if the files are already up to date.

17. In a terminal window, type the following command:

PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.7 ./autogen.sh
- It is OK to ignore warnings if they do not stop the configuration process.

18. In a terminal window, type the following command:

sudo make
- It is OK to ignore any warnings such as nothing to do warnings and deprecation warnings.

19. In a terminal window, type the following command:

sudo make install
- It is OK to ignore the same warnings found in step 18 as long as they do not stop the install process.

20. Stop and restart orca by pressing ALT+SUPER+S
21. To be safe, restart your system.

hth



On 1/15/19 2:20 AM, Janina Sajka via orca-list wrote:
> Michael:
>
> You need to ask for help more thoughtfully. Also, don't expect us to
> remember your situation in detail. I often ignore posts like yours
> because providing meaningful help is very difficult due to the lack of
> contextualizing detail. I've placed my comments below by way of
> suggestions.
>
> Orca screen reader developers writes:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I was trying to update orca. I followed instructions which were presented to me.
> Presented where? On this list? Then use the message you were presented
> and reply to it. That provides the context. If on a web page, paste in
> the URI.
>
> > While trying to update orca, I got the following error. I have attempted this operation previously and got 
> > the same error without resolution.
> What command to you execute that generated this error?
>
> Yes, it's possible someone may immediately recognize the error and
> understand how you got there. But your universe of potential help is
> greatly expanded when you provide more data.
>
> PS: It's also useful to note what distribution you'e using, e.g. the
> answer you need on Ubuntu may be different from the answer on Arch or Fedora. I say this because it looks to 
> me as though you missed some preliminary steps.
>
> hth
>
> Janina
>
>
> > You must put some source uris in your sources .List.
> >
> > I checked my home directory and I saw the orca directory there with filed and directories there.
> >
> > I have no idea on how to fix this error.
> >
> > A ny help would be so very much appreciated.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Michael maslo
> > _______________________________________________
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> > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org