[[PageOutline]] = GNOME = GNOME is a project, a foundation, a developer's platform (with a related set of language bindings), and a user's desktop environment. New releases of the platform and desktop are released at the same time. == Version Scheme == The GNOME Foundation uses the version scheme where odd minor versions indicate that a package or product is a development version, such that GNOME 2.15.x is a development version, considered unstable, while 2.14.x is a release version that is considered stable. == Running GNOME == The GNOME desktop may be run by issuing the command '''gnome-session &''' from an ''xterm'', or by adding the command '''exec gnome-session''' to your ''~/.xinitrc'' file. If you use [http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/dbus dbus] (version >= 0.60), you may prefer to use the command '''exec dbus-launch gnome-session''' in ''~/.xintrc'' to allow GNOME applications to take advantage of the dbus interprocess communications system. === Environment === The environment that GNOME runs in requires that the following variables be set. These are shown with the values for a default MacPorts installation: XDG_DATA_DIRS:: /opt/local/share (if someone knows why, please tell us) XDG_DATA_HOME:: /opt/local/share (if someone knows why, please tell us) XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:: /opt/local/etc/xdg (if someone knows why, please tell us) See the sample .xinitrc files for examples of how to set these variables. === Sample .xinitrc Files === The following ''~/.xinitrc'' requires Apple's [wiki:X11] and dbus: {{{ # make sure X11 is MacPorts and /usr/local aware PATH=$PATH:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin export PATH # make the freedesktop menu entries work export XDG_DATA_DIRS=/opt/local/share export XDG_DATA_HOME=/opt/local/share export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/opt/local/etc/xdg # use Apple's window manager exec quartz-wm & # start GNOME exec dbus-launch gnome-session }}} This ''~/.xinitrc'' works with any [wiki:X11] and uses GNOME's builtin window manager, ''Metacity'': {{{ # make sure X11 is MacPorts and /usr/local aware PATH=$PATH:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin export PATH # make the freedesktop menu entries work export XDG_DATA_DIRS=/opt/local/share export XDG_DATA_HOME=/opt/local/share export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/opt/local/etc/xdg # use GNOME's window manager exec metacity & # start GNOME exec gnome-session }}} Note that the second sample ''~/.xinitrc'' also does not require that dbus be installed. Feel free to mix and match the differences between these two sample files to suit your own needs. === Settings === GNOME settings are stored in a number of hidden directories in your home directory: .fonts.cache-1:: .gconf:: .gconfd:: .gnome:: .gnome2:: .gnome2_private:: .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2:: .nautilus:: = On MacPorts = The GNOME ports are mostly a mix from the GNOME 2.14.x and 2.16.0 release versions, although not all packages in the release have been ported as of yet. Based on what happened when GNOME 2.12.0 was released, we aim to provide a workable GNOME release based on x.y.x where y is even and x is greater than 0. * Semi-automated [http://homepage.mac.com/rhwood/macports/gnome.html packaging status] report. * [http://shyramblings.blogspot.com/search/label/Weekly%20Report Weekly report] concerning GNOME on MacPorts == Assistance == === email === The [http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users macports-users mailing list] is available for your assistance, and is the best place to resolve issues running the MacPorts distribution of GNOME. Note that since most of the GNOME ports are maintained by ''macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org'' that mailing list also gets most bug reports for our GNOME ports. == Meta Ports == A meta port is a port that is simply a collection of dependencies on other ports. There are a number of GNOME-oriented meta ports in MacPorts: gnome:: This meta port is currently a shorthand for ''gnome-desktop-suite'' with some variants for additional software. gnome-desktop-suite:: This meta port contains all the software packages that the GNOME Foundation distributes as part of the GNOME desktop. This meta port also includes the ''gnome-platform-suite''. gnome-platform-suite:: This meta port contains all the libraries and support programs that GNOME software written in the C language may require to run. This corresponds to the GNOME Developer's Platform from the GNOME Foundation. gnome-bindings-suite:: This meta port is a collection ''gnome-bindings-language'' meta ports that include the libraries required for GNOME programs in C++, Perl, and Python to run. This contains the GNOME Foundation's officially supported languages with the exception of Java. == [http://www.macports.org/docs/ch01s04.html#port Variants] == The variants '''+with_gnome''' and '''+without_gnome''' affect how ports build in the DarwinPorts system vis-a-vis GNOME. +with_gnome:: adds support for building the port with GNOME hooks. This variant is made a global variant with the installation of the port ''gnome-desktop-suite.'' (A couple of ports use the variant '''+gnome''' instead.) +without_gnome:: builds the port without GNOME hooks == TODOs == [/projects/macports/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&verbose=1&keywords=%7EGNOME&type=task&order=priority GNOME Tasks] I am migrating the GNOME TODOs to the Trac tickets system as tasks. The following TODOs are specific to GNOME packaging on MacPorts: * Fix scrollkeeper handling. See [http://bugzilla.opendarwin.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6912 bug report 6912] for DarwinPorts implementation details and see [http://live.gnome.org/GnomeDocUtilsMigration gnome-doc-utils Migration] for GNOME packaging status. --rhwood 10:00, 12 April 2006 (GMT) * Move the [http://homepage.mac.com/rhwood/gnome/darwinports.html Packaging Status] page from [http://www.mac.com .Mac] to [http://opendarwin.org OpenDarwin] servers. --rhwood 02:10, 25 January 2006 (GMT) * Create a gnome-platform-extras port containing additional libraries that would enhance GTK/GNOME-based applications without requiring the installation of packages from gnome-desktop-suite. --rhwood 02:10, 25 January 2006 (GMT) * Create a gnome-desktop-extras port containing additional applications that extend the GNOME desktop. --rhwood 02:10, 25 January 2006 (GMT) * Create a gnome-office-suite port containing the applications in the GNOME Office. --rhwood 02:10, 25 January 2006 (GMT) * Create a gnome-office-extras port containing additional office-type applications. --rhwood 02:10, 25 January 2006 (GMT) * Create a gnome-devel-suite port containing GNOME development tools. --rhwood 02:10, 25 January 2006 (GMT) = Specific Ports = == gdm == gdm uses PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) to authenticate users. PAM is a core part of the Mac OS X security system, and as such there is a manual process that needs to be completed before gdm can be used: In Terminal: {{{ cd /etc/pam.d sudo cp login gdm }}} This creates a file that allows logging into gdm to behave basically identical to logging into Mac OS X using the standard means. Tweaking the settings of /etc/pam.d/gdm will change the authentication possibilities for gdm. = Additional Resources = * [http://fink.sourceforge.net/lists/fink-gnome-core.php Fink-gnome-core], the Fink project's GNOME mailing list.