Re: [orca-list] What is the latest version of Orca?

[josé Vilmar Estácio de Souza <vilmar informal com br>]

Hi.

You can try the following steps:

1. Install git.

2. git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca.git

3. cd orca

4. ./configure --prefix=/data/orca/usr/local/

/data/orca/usr/local/ is the directory where I keep dev orca installed, you can use another directory.

5. ./autogen.sh

6. make

7. make install

The first time you perform these steps it will certainly generate some errors as some dependencies are not installed.

If you are unable to identify them send us the errors so that we can try to help you.

After compile and install you can try the following command:

/data/orca/usr/local/bin/orca -r

If everything goes as expected, the development version will be running. Just run the official version if you don't like the results.

To check the version of the running orca just use the orca + h key, as in help.

Remembering that every time you start the machine, the activated orca is the official one and not the development one. I like this because if there is a problem with the development version it will always be possible to restart the machine to have everything ok again.

Let me know if this is ok.

On 1/12/21 7:15 AM, Francisco Tissera wrote:

Hy there.

Any hints on compiling the dev version?

arch linux with mate desktop, that's what i'm using.

Best regards,

Francisco.

On 1/12/21 10:12 AM, josé Vilmar Estácio de Souza wrote:

Usually you need to compile the development version if you want to use it.
The procedure for compiling is quite simple and you can have both versions installed without problems.
There is a need to install some dependencies which varies slightly from distro to distro.

This helps in identifying problems during the development phase.

On 1/12/21 6:17 AM, Francisco Tissera via orca-list wrote:

Hi there.

Thankyou for your help.

I have version 3.8.0-1, will see what i can do. Is the dev version in those repositories too?

Best regards.

Francisco.

 

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From: Peter Vágner
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:45 AM
To: Francisco Tissera; orca-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] What is the latest version of Orca?

 

Hello,

 

The latest version is orca 3.38.2 .

Generally it's available through distribution package manager.

Source code can be retrieved from gnome's gitlab.

Some pointers to concrete repositories are at: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca#Getting_Orca_and_Its_Dependencies

 

Greetings

 

Peter

 

Dňa 12. 1. 2021 o 8:52 Francisco Tissera via orca-list napísal(a):

Hello everyone.

Well, the question is all in the subject, but I guess some context is in order: since I’m on arch Linux anyways, and I have orca 3.38.2, I want to know, is that the absolute latest version, or are there more up to date versions, with more features? If so, e.g. the development version, how could I get it, and replace my existing orca with the most up to date version? With Pacman I cannot get it, since it says it’s the latest version.

Best regards.

Francisco.

 

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