[SOLVED] Checkout the Current Changelog

RadicalDreamer · 04-19-2018, 02:58 AM

Edit: More updates are available than what I initially installed.

dive · 04-19-2018, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by hitest

One -current box upgraded so far. All is well.

On to the next one.

I hope you didn't have any problems with the changelog email?

I just checked my Sent folder and it's 1562 lines long. The subject alone is 190 lines!

ruario · 04-19-2018, 04:15 AM

OK, that is a lot of work! I think a visit the official Slackware store to give back a little might be in order!

My suggestion would be a donation. There are actually two ways to do this. Either the PayPal donation button (found in the top left panel of the store, if you don't trust my link) or use the store's donation item (increase the quantity to donate more than $1). The PayPal option is nice because you could choose to make it recurring if you so desire but I know that some people don't like to use PayPal, so it is also great to have another option.

A CD/DVD subscription might be another option (if you don't have this already) but you should note that it starts from 14.2. Also I am not sure how many people still use these for install. Personally I use a USB stick.

If you want t-shirts and stuff, remember that in addition to the official Slackware Store, Patrick has a Cafe Press account for fans of the “Flippy Logo”!

3rensho · 04-19-2018, 04:23 AM

I'm running -current64 with Eric's Plasma5 packages. Any comments from Eric or others on how this will affect the upgrade??

Darth Vader · 04-19-2018, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 3rensho

I'm running -current64 with Eric's Plasma5 packages. Any comments from Eric or others on how this will affect the upgrade??

Most likely your Plasma5 will sink like the Titanic, because my old eyes sighted a new Poppler in the crowd.

Be good kid and wait a bit, also Eric intends to release this week a fresh build of Plasma5.

So, for the Plasma5 users, I believe that's better for them to open the gifts no earlier than this weekend.

And sincere congratulations to the Slackware Team! That's a glorious ChangeLog!

RadicalDreamer · 04-19-2018, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Vader

Most likely your Plasma5 will sink like the Titanic, because my old eyes sighted a new Poppler in the croud.

Be good kid and wait a bit, also Eric intends to release this week a fresh build of Plasma5.

So, for the Plasma5 users, I believe that's better for them to open the gifts no earlier than this weekend.

And sincere congratulations to the Slackware Team! That's a glorious ChangeLog!

The Titanic didn't sink but it has a few minor leaks like Gwenview. QMPlay2 didn't sink. Blender is a goner though. Rebuild time.

Didier Spaier · 04-19-2018, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orbea

I just want to point out that brace expansions are a bash feature.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
rm -f $PKG/{,usr/}lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/*.la

Code:

$ checkbashisms test.sh 
possible bashism in test.sh line 2 (brace expansion):
rm -f $PKG/{,usr/}lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/*.la

Right:

Code:

didier[~]$ PKG=somepackage
didier[~]$ set -B
didier[~]$ echo $PKG/{,usr/}
somepackage/ somepackage/usr/
didier[~]$ set +B
didier[~]$ echo $PKG/{,usr/}
somepackage/{,usr/}
didier[~]$

However, "set -o posix" doesn't change the default behavior.

There are more bashisms in the Slackware scripts and there have been threads about that in the past:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...-s-4175507325/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...on-4175502351/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ten-in-849052/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...13-0-a-778084/

Those who want their scripts to behave as sh will rewrite the command, no big deal.

chrisretusn · 04-19-2018, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3rensho

I'm running -current64 with Eric's Plasma5 packages. Any comments from Eric or others on how this will affect the upgrade??

I also run Ktown. Plan to wait on Eric before updating to the "Tue Apr 19 01:04:06 UTC 2018" update; especially given that boost and poppler have been upgraded. That's gonna bust several of my non-slack packages.Been hoping for a purge of .la files in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, figured it would happen soon or later, glad it be sooner. I plan to rebuild (or upgrade if applicable) most of my non-slack packages. Probably do the Slackware update first, then ktown, then start rebuilding my non-slack stuff. Let the fun begin, already preparing my SlackBuilds for this.

teoberi · 04-19-2018, 05:16 AM

From today ChangeLogs:

Quote:

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have any third party or other packages installed on
your system that don't come with Slackware, and those packages have installed
any .la files, it is very likely that they refer to some .la files which we
have just removed, and that trying to compile against these packages will no
longer work. Luckily, the solution is simple: remove them. This command will
remove any stale .la files from the LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
rm /{,usr/}lib{,64}/*.la

The command:

Code:

rm /{,usr/}lib{,64}/*.la

is required after updating all packages?
I ask because I have 91 files with the extension ".la" in /usr/lib64

slackb0t · 04-19-2018, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

I think I'll sit this one out (until the dust settles).

I was thinking the same thing.. might just stay with the current -current until 15 comes out. However, I have done every other update with current since 14.2 and things have always worked. Blah.. ok I talked myself into it... I will try it

:P

3rensho · 04-19-2018, 08:05 AM

I'm going to wait and see what Eric does then give it a go. The new KDE Applications was released today so Eric will have a new release soon I'm sure.

Paulo2 · 04-19-2018, 08:26 AM

Thanks ponce and volkerdi, I will follow ponce's advice on desktop and Pat's advice on notebook.

marrowsuck · 04-19-2018, 08:30 AM

Just a heads up.

I dived right in only to find out that I couldn't compile anything.
Turns out I forgot that I have to upgrade alienbobs multilibpackages as well. Luckily they are allready available -- thanks for that!

Darth Vader · 04-19-2018, 08:45 AM

Did you guys noticed the source/make_world.sh ?

I bet that at least @nobodino enjoys it, like a cat playing with a fat mouse...

HQuest · 04-19-2018, 08:53 AM

I understand the removal of .la files from /{,usr/}lib{,64}/ folders. Great move - better sooner than later. What about the .la files from library files stored under other many folders inside /usr/lib64?