GNOME Platform Bindings 2.5.1
This is the first [1] release of the GNOME Platform Bindings
release set, which provides a GNOME development platform for
programming languages other than C, in the style of those
languages. This release set gives some bindings a schedule and
rules to work within, so we can endorse those bindings. We very
much hope that Linux distributions will therefore choose to
distribute these bindings as a supported development platform.
Rules:
http://developer.gnome.org/dotplan/bindings/rules.html
Schedule:
http://www.gnome.org/start/2.5/bindings/
Note that those rules do not guarantee 100% API coverage, but
they do guarantee API/ABI stability.
For the GNOME 2.5/2.6 schedule, we have bindings for C++, Java,
and Perl: http://www.gnome.org/start/2.5/bindings/modules.html
There are “Beta Bindings” for C#, which are likely to be on the
full release schedule for GNOME 2.7/2.8. Note that other bindings
exist: http://www.gtk.org/bindings.html
but they are not on this release schedule and they do not
necessarily follow the same rules.
If you have questions about the GNOME Platform Bindings release
set please send email to language-bindings@gnome.org.
Download
ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/bindings/2.5/2.5.1/
(when the ftp mirrors update)
Note that this release announcement was delayed, so your
favourite binding might already have newer releases.
[1] Yes, 2.5.1 is the first release. We started late.
Murray Cumming
www.murrayc.com
murrayc@usa.net
GNOME Development Release 2.5.2
GNOME Development Release 2.5.2: “You want
me to blow on your toes?”
The latest GNOME Development Release is ready for your
bug-busting and testing pleasure! It is available for immediate
download on ftp ftp.gnome.org
and mirrors:
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.5/2.5.2/sources/
tar.gz:161M total
tar.bz2: 118M total
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
This release is a snapshot of development code. Although it is
buildable and usable, it is primarily intended for testing and
hacking purposes. Like the Linux kernel, GNOME uses odd minor
version numbers to indicate development status. Please check the
2.5 start page for more information:
http://www.gnome.org/start/2.5/
Proposed Modules
A number of new software modules have been PROPOSED for
inclusion in the next major GNOME release. You can find a list of
these modules on the 2.5 modules list page:
http://www.gnome.org/start/2.5/modules/
Build Requirements
- The tarballs included in the release. 🙂
- Some very basic packages not distributed with this release,
such as image libraries, popt, and the freedesktop.org libraries
collection. These should all be included with or available for your
distribution. - Docbook DTD 4.1.2, Docbook XSL stylesheets and a valid system
catalogue file for scrollkeeper (which in turn is required by many
desktop components for documentation).
Happy testing!
- The GNOME Release Team
—
Come to gnome.conf.au
2004! http://www.gnome.org/~jdub/2004/gnome.conf.au/
“Not to mention that there’s simply no way to explain what a
‘window manager’ is without descending into ‘PC Load Letter?!’
technobabble.”
- Havoc Pennington
XML Security Library 1.2.3
Application
XML Security Library 1.2.3
Description
Implementation of XML Security specs: XML Digital Signature, XML
Encryption, etc.
Enhancements
- xmlsec-gnutls library is upgraded to support latest gnutls
version (1.0.4).
Fixes
- Fixed several configuration and installation problems.
Download
http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/download.html
GNOME Software Map entry
http://www.gnome.org/softwaremap/projects/xmlsec
Silky 0.4.3
Application
Silky 0.4.3
Description
Silky is an easy to use SILC client for GTK+. Silky is available
as Linux and Windows binaries as well as a source tarball.
Release 0.4.3 brings you great amount of bugfixes, new features
and new translations.
Smashed bugs include the server reconnection crash, the command
history crash and couple of other kind of crashers.
New features include nickname tab-completion. New languages are
Hungarian and French.
Known issues: Silky doesn’t work in Windows 98. Translations do
not work in any Windows version at the moment.
The Silky project now uses sf.net’s bug tracker. Please report
all bugs you find!
Download
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86891