Re: [orca-list] How to compile and install Orca master

[Cory Samaha <csamaha86 gmail com>]

This is curtesy of Volodymyr Dorozhinsky and laid out some pretty detailed instructions to update Orca on Ubuntu.  I kept these instructions around so that I have them to refer back to when I need it.  The only thing I’m not sure, as I haven’t done this yet is if you have to use the apt build-dep command or if you can just use apt install.  But either way, this should install the dependencies you need.  See below:

for Ubuntu 18.04 You can do the following:

1. Enable the Canonical repositories. 
* Open software updater. 
* Click the Ubuntu tab. 
* Check the box source repositories. 
* Click the other software tab. 
* Check the boxes next to Canonical partners and Canonical partners source repositories. 
* Click close. 
* When requested, click reload cache. 

2. Open a terminal window, press Alt+Control+T. 

3. Install git, type or copy and paste the following command and press Enter. 
sudo apt-get install git 

4. Install build dependencies. Type or copy and paste the following command and press Enter. 
sudo apt-get build-dep gnome-orca 

* Answer yes to the ‘do you want to continue?’ prompt. 

5. Get the orca source code. Type or copy and paste the following command and press Enter. 
git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca.git

6. Build and install orca. 
!!WARNING!! 
Follow the steps below exactly as typed. Doing something else will mess up your environment and cause file permission problems. 
* Change to your orca repository created in step 5. Type the following and press Enter: 
cd orca 

* Configure orca source. Type or copy and paste the following command and press Enter.: 
PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.6 ./autogen.sh 

* build orca. Type or copy and paste the following command and press Enter.: 
make 

* Install the built binaries. Type or copy and paste the following command and press Enter.: : 
sudo make install 

7. When install is complete, restart the system. 

After you can keep up with Orca master by executing the following commands in a terminal: 
* first change to the orca folder 
cd orca 
* look for uptdates 
git pull 
* to see what changes are made 
git log 
* to update 
PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.6 ./autogen.sh 
make 
sudo make install 

Best regards

On Jul 30, 2020, at 1:44 PM, Rastislav Kiss via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:

Hello again,
I would like to ask, I have cloned Orca master branch here. What are
the recommended steps to compile and install it properly, when I'm
already running older version of Orca? Will it work on Ubuntu Mate
20.04 64-bit?
I don't see any instructions in the repository, thus I want to ask
before I break anything. :)

Thank you in advance!

Best regards

Rastislav

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