It might be worth trying bartgymnast's version of Gnome3, however, I think it needs systemd (I can't tell for sure from reading the README). It also needs to be installed on -current, not 14.1.

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...re-4175533436/

bassmadrigal,

my version currently is only in alpha stage.
It uses systemd indeed.
When PV is releasing a new stable Slackware, we will release our 1st stable release.

if you want to build everything yourself it is also possible.
the slackbuilds are on https://github.com/dlackware

there are 2 branches.

The current-3.14 (which is gnome version 3.14 and should be most likely be the stable version for the Slackware release)
Than there is master, which will be used for gnome 3.16+ and includes wayland support and the planning is to use this for the Slackware release after the next one.

Testers are always welcome

P.S. a more detailed wiki page is in the make. and I will try to put a small Q&A in there as well.

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@bart
If you're starting off fresh why wouldn't you ask the gsb developers to take over and on your own side just keep systemd. A var in your gnome build scripts could be used for a condition to build against your systemd suite aswell or not. For your none gnome packages have a line in a readme telling people to set it in their system profile if they want gnome things the build with it or something.

If it is a strict assertion in the gnome packages altogheter nvm all this.

Why i care: I'm personally trying to get an early version of unity.. Following a ubuntu lts brach.. ready for the next Slackware release and I plan on branding it USB. Keeping consistent with csb msb (and I think tsb was or is a thing).. Also I like consistency even if the projects are independant.. they are still tantamount in in in "how" they give Slackware one of a few alternatives.

I know how adsurb this might sound... Suggesting you rip aeay your identity but namimg is a pet peeve of mine.

/* redundant to the thread:
In that I'm extremely busy with work ATM and i expected i will be for the near future since theres a complete platform redesign.. if anyone wants to help out with usb; the bugs or maintenance as I have all of it building already, i would be more than grateful.. With my lack of time my strategy is use as much existing resource from sbo, alien, Robby and other devs as much as possible... Yet its still around 40 build scripts to maintain. Thanks and sorry for invading*/

@maciuszek

The gsb developers have not done anything since 3.2 / 3.4 (they build according to 2.xx series)
As part of the gnome / systemd seperation, we have been thinking about that, however our goal is to provide the features as how the gnome devs intended it. (the Slackware way)
This means I will need the dependencies like wayland and systemd.
It is also a platform for testing, see it like alpha testing, if PV ever needs/wants to include systemd/wayland we have tested it to some end already.

(I might create a branch special for non systemd, but documentation is now more important)

Starting from 3.16 you will need to patch more sources in order to use the same functionality, disable dependencies, etc.

A few packages in gnome ask for systemd configure lines, the rest just checks and uses it if available.
So its not hard to build without systemd, just look at droplinegnome (see there is a project of gnome 3.x without systemd)

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