Re: [Tracker] Thunderbird support. Patches for rev. 836

[jamie <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>]

On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 12:52 +0100, Michal Pryc wrote:
> jamie wrote:
> > On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 12:06 +0100, Michal Pryc wrote:
> >   
> > > Hello Jamie,
> > >
> > > I am sending set of patches (patches.836.tar.gz) that adds thunderbird 
> > > support. Those patches are made for revision 836 and contains also fixes 
> > > for Solaris install.
> > >
> > > The names and descriptions are the same as in the previous e-mail that I 
> > >   have send to the mailing list, except one file:
> > > thunderbird-extension.diff
> > >
> > > which is no more needed, since we've agreed that we will put the 
> > > extension on the tracker svn.
> > >
> > > The attached file thunderbird-extension.tar.gz should be uncompressed 
> > > and put into directory trunk/ of tracker svn. If not than the patches 
> > > will break the build, since there will be missing 
> > > thunderbird-extension/Makefile
> > >
> > > To build the extension use the flag
> > > ./autogen --with-thunderbird-extension
> > >
> > > This will generate the tracker.xpi file. I have already made changes, so 
> > > all the strings in the extension are s/beagle/tracker.
> > >
> > >     
> >
> >
> > Hi 
> >
> > I have added most of this with some changes:
> >
> >
> > 1) I have not added the extension to the tracker folder yet as its
> > experimental and not finished yet. Once I have ubuntu stuff out of the
> > way in about 2 weeks and more people have tested it then we can add it
> > (with beagle filenames removed if possible)
> >   
> Jamie,
>
> We were talking on the IRC about changing strings from beagle to 
> tracker. Attached script does this. I have tested that and it works fine.
> It need to be run from the ../thunderbird-extension directory (one level 
> above thunderbird-extension). I didn't send patch, since it is much 
> smaller to send script that do everything.

done and applied - thanks

> Also there is small change in the configure.ac, since you have placed 
> the extension in the extensions directory, so one check will fail, patch 
> attached.
>
> I am also sending build xpi, since it is platform independent (tracker.xpi).

ok where is this installed? (I added it to root of thunderbird-extension
but makefile should specify where it goes for install)

> > 2) I have removed reference to generate makefile in extension. I prefer
> > the extension to be external for now. Also removed refs from readme.
> >   
> Yes, as we have talked on IRC the best way is to make independant 
> makefile/configure from the trunk one.

to be done then (it wont be usable til it is) - I can do the configure
bit if the makefile is complete