What's the big deal? I successfully installed Trinity on Slackware-current as of November
I successfully installed Trinity on Slackware-current as of November 2010. I haven't upgraded that -current because that box is permanently in use (it's my brother's).
- I managed to get a script called "remove-kde4.sh". Then I analyzed what it had inside, then I carefully classified the KDE4 dependencies. Then I singled out the *specific* KDE4 libraries, and the QT4-related stuff. Then I made a custom installer with -current as of November 8, minus KDE4 and its *specific* deps, minus QT4, *plus QT3*. Then I installed that into a new computer. It did not launch properly, but after some minutes of looking inside the logs, I managed to know which libs needed to be symlinked. Then it worked. No big deal. So it does run on Slackware 13.x. I am a bit lazy to install it on this box. But I might do it just to install it on my girlfriend's laptop. (she happens to like KDE 3.5.x). I have finished downloading -current now and I'm creating a custom installer for my family, which of course will include Trinity instead of KDE 4.
I also have downloaded the old KDE 3.92 source, with the intention of continue porting KDE 3.5.x to QT4. Haven't touched it much. I will eventually do it when I have time to do it. (no need now that I have Trinity working, but who knows).
I do think the future of Trinity is eventually porting the desktop to QT4. QT3 is dying whether we like it or not.
That will require LOTS of time.
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