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From: "Tomas Chvatal (scarabeus)" <scarabeus@g.o>
To: gentoo-commits@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/proj/en/desktop/kde: index.xml
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:56:39
Message-Id: E1L4Nsa-0002qq-VE@stork.gentoo.org
1 scarabeus 08/11/23 22:56:36
2
3 Modified: index.xml
4 Log:
5 Update kde-project index page.
6
7 Revision Changes Path
8 1.45 xml/htdocs/proj/en/desktop/kde/index.xml
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10 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/desktop/kde/index.xml?rev=1.45&view=markup
11 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/desktop/kde/index.xml?rev=1.45&content-type=text/plain
12 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/desktop/kde/index.xml?r1=1.44&r2=1.45
13
14 Index: index.xml
15 ===================================================================
16 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/desktop/kde/index.xml,v
17 retrieving revision 1.44
18 retrieving revision 1.45
19 diff -u -r1.44 -r1.45
20 --- index.xml 16 Nov 2008 15:12:36 -0000 1.44
21 +++ index.xml 23 Nov 2008 22:56:36 -0000 1.45
22 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
23 <name>KDE</name>
24 <longname>Gentoo KDE Project</longname>
25
26 -<date>2008-11-16</date>
27 +<date>2008-11-22</date>
28
29 <author title="Author">
30 <mail link="caleb@g.o">Caleb Tennis</mail>
31 @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
32 <author title="Author">
33 <mail link="gentoofan23@×××××.com">Thomas Anderson</mail>
34 </author>
35 +<author title="Author">
36 + <mail link="scarabeus@g.o">Tomáš Chvátal</mail>
37 +</author>
38
39 <description>
40 The KDE project manages the KDE and Qt ebuilds within Gentoo.
41 @@ -69,6 +72,8 @@
42 <dev role="member">keytoaster</dev>
43 <dev role="member">mattepiu</dev>
44 <dev role="member">tgurr</dev>
45 +<dev role="member">patrick</dev>
46 +<dev role="memeber">yngwin</dev>
47 <dev role="member" description="Herd Testers Lead">scarabeus</dev>
48
49 <extraproject name="KDE Herd Testers" link="/proj/en/desktop/kde/at/"
50 @@ -83,6 +88,7 @@
51 <extrachapter position="goals">
52 <title>Current situation</title>
53 <section>
54 +<title>KDE-3.5</title>
55 <body>
56
57 <p>
58 @@ -99,8 +105,9 @@
59 </note>
60
61 <p>
62 -The latest testing version of KDE in the official Portage Tree is
63 -<b>3.5.10</b>. This version only includes split ebuilds.</p>
64 +The latest testing version of KDE 3 in the official Portage Tree is
65 +<b>3.5.10</b>. This version only includes split ebuilds.
66 +</p>
67
68 <p>
69 If you're having problems updating to a KDE version >3.5.7, please read this <uri
70 @@ -109,33 +116,51 @@
71
72 </body>
73 </section>
74 +<section>
75 +<title>KDE-4.1</title>
76 +<body>
77 +
78 +<p>
79 +The latest version of KDE 4 in the official Portage Tree is <b>4.1.3</b>. This
80 +version is also only availible via split ebuilds. We're currently in the process
81 +of requesting arch teams to keyword the ebuilds for other arches as we only tested
82 +the ebuilds in the <b>amd64</b> and <b>x86</b> arches.
83 +</p>
84 +
85 +<p>
86 +KDE 4 is not yet marked stable as we feel it isn't sufficiently stable and feature
87 +complete - in particular when compared to KDE 3.5. At this time we estimate that
88 +won't happen before the release of KDE 4.2 which is planned for <uri
89 +link="http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.2_Release_Schedule">27/01/2009</uri>.
90 +</p>
91 +
92 +</body>
93 +</section>
94 </extrachapter>
95
96 <extrachapter position="goals">
97 -<title>KDE 4</title>
98 +<title>KDE4 Overlays</title>
99 <section>
100 -<title>Official Gentoo KDE overlay</title>
101 -<body>
102 +<title>Official Gentoo KDE overlays</title>
103
104 +<body>
105 <p>
106 -If you are a bold and daring Gentoo user, you might want to try the versions
107 -of KDE 4 which are now in the main Portage tree and are masked. Note that KDE
108 -4.0.x versions will not be removed from <c>package.mask</c>.
109 +Some additional applications are located in <e>kde-testing</e>
110 +overlay via layman. Things in there are considered somehow stable but not yet in
111 +the tree. Please see the <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/overlays/userguide.xml">
112 +Gentoo Overlays Users's Guide</uri> to get all information about how to use it.
113 </p>
114
115 <p>
116 -The KDE team maintains an official KDE overlay for experimental releases and
117 -ebuilds, mostly for KDE 4, which is called <e>kde-testing</e> in layman. Please
118 -see the <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/overlays/userguide.xml">Gentoo
119 -Overlays Users's Guide</uri> to get all information about how to use it. You
120 -can get support for this overlay in <uri
121 -link="irc://irc.freenode.net/gentoo-kde">#gentoo-kde</uri> and you can help us
122 -testing it before we move it to the tree.
123 +If you are a bold and daring Gentoo user, you might want to try snapshot or live
124 +versions of KDE 4 which are not in the main Portage tree.
125 +The KDE team (mostly its Herd Testers) maintains an official KDE overlay for
126 +experimental releases and ebuilds, which is called <e>kde-crazy</e> in layman.
127 </p>
128 -
129 <p>
130 -Currently, KDE 4.0 is in the main portage tree. KDE 4.1 (probably 4.1.1) will
131 -go into the tree soon. Starting with KDE 4.1 we only support split ebuilds.
132 +You can get support for these overlays in <uri
133 +link="irc://irc.freenode.net/gentoo-kde">#gentoo-kde</uri> and you can help us
134 +testing it before we move it to the tree.
135 </p>
136
137 </body>
138 @@ -157,21 +182,6 @@
139 link="irc://irc.freenode.net/genkdesvn">#genkdesvn</uri>.
140 </p>
141
142 -<p>
143 -These -scm ebuilds use a new EAPI, wittingly called kdebuild-1, which is
144 -currently exclusively supported by the package manager <uri
145 -link="http://paludis.pioto.org">Paludis</uri>. If you're interested in these
146 -new features you can find <uri
147 -link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/kdebuild-1.xml">the official
148 -kdebuild-1 page here.</uri>
149 -</p>
150 -
151 -<note>
152 -Neither Portage nor pkgcore currently support the kdebuild-1 EAPI. The
153 -respective developers are aware of this and may or may not be implementing
154 -support for it at the moment. Please don't bother them about this.
155 -</note>
156 -
157 <impo>
158 Although the genkdesvn overlay is called <e>kde</e> in layman, it's in no way
159 supported by the Gentoo KDE team. The overlay still uses this name because it
160 @@ -181,27 +191,6 @@
161
162 </body>
163 </section>
164 -<section>
165 -<title>kdesvn-portage overlay</title>
166 -<body>
167 -
168 -<p>
169 -If you don't want to install Paludis and are interested in the bleeding-edge
170 -KDE or snapshot packages, this is your choice. This overlay also supplies you
171 -with some extra packages for the stable KDE version which didn't make it into
172 -the tree yet.
173 -</p>
174 -
175 -<p>
176 -The <uri link="http://kde.gentooexperimental.org/">website</uri> is very brief,
177 -but feel free to join <uri
178 -link="irc://irc.freenode.net/gentoo-kde4-live">#gentoo-kde4-live</uri>, as the
179 -main action goes on there. The developers of this overlay also work closely with
180 -the official Gentoo KDE overlay.
181 -</p>
182 -
183 -</body>
184 -</section>
185 </extrachapter>
186
187 <extrachapter position="goals">
188 @@ -212,8 +201,7 @@
189 <p>
190 The KDE team used to hold regular meetings in <uri
191 link="irc://irc.freenode.net/gentoo-kde">#gentoo-kde</uri> on the first
192 -Thursday of every month at 18:30 UTC. However, as the team is currently
193 -under-staffed, regular meetings are not hold anymore. Whenever there is a
194 +Wednesday/Thursday of every month at 19:00 UTC. Whenever there is a
195 meeting, it will be announced together with the agenda in the topic of <uri
196 link="irc://irc.freenode.net/gentoo-kde">#gentoo-kde</uri>. Summaries of each
197 meeting will be available here, along with raw logs for public viewing.
198 @@ -289,8 +277,7 @@
199 <uri link="kde-expat-upgrading.xml">Upgrading to KDE 3.5.7/8: Frequently
200 Asked Questions</uri>
201 </li>
202 - <li><uri link="kde4-guide.xml">KDE 4.X Guide (new version)</uri></li>
203 - <li><uri link="kde4.xml">KDE 4.0 Guide (old and outdated)</uri></li>
204 + <li><uri link="kde4-guide.xml">KDE 4.X Guide</uri></li>
205 </ul>
206 </li>
207 </ul>