Re: Xfce 4.20

On 04/12/24 19:10, Olivier Duchateau wrote:
> Hi,

Hi!

> 
> I don't know, if someone is currently working on the forthcoming 4.20 
> release.

I'm not exactly "working" on it, but I'm getting ready to update the 
ports once it will be out.

> 
> As I need libxfce4windowing for one of my port, I made an "unofficial 
> repository" [1].
> 
> Notable changes:
> - Update WWW entry (instead of xfce.org → URL of gitlab.xfce.org path) 
> in several core components
> - Switch to meson when it is available
> - Add 2 entries in Mk/Uses/xfce.mk (devel/xfce4-dev-tools, and x11/ 
> libxfce4windowing)
> - Update dependencies (add wayland unconditionally, remove USE_GNOME= 
> intltool when it is not required)
> - Add wayland in x11/xfce4-screenshooter-plugin
> 
> A made documentation [2], to build core components and test.

I'll take a look, it may be useful help for the forthcoming update.

> 
> I do not intent to submit patch when the final release will be available.
> 
> I also noticed, sysutils/xfce4-settings does not build with clang.

Not sure what you mean, xfce4-settings 4.18.6 at present in the ports 
builds fine.

4.20 has problems with clang? That will require some fixing. I plan to 
really start work on the update around next week.

Thanks for your work, I'm sure it will be useful!

-- 
Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>