[scribus] 1.3.3.12 no odt support???

[John Culleton]

On Wednesday 25 June 2008 03:25:35 am Craig Bradney wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > Subject: Re: [scribus] 1.3.3.12 no odt support???
> > From: Rolf-Werner Eilert <eilert-sprachen at t-online.de>
> > To: cbradney at zipworld.com.au,"Scribus User Mailing List"
>
> <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
>
> > Date: 25-06-2008 8:40
> >
> > Craig Bradney schrieb:
> > > Theres nothing wrong with the source that I can see...
> > >
> > > before you run configure, please run
> > > make -f Makefile.svn
> > >
> > > as per:
> > > http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&page=install3
> > >
> > > I have just gone through and tested many scenarious of code,
> > > missing
>
> includes,
>
> > > incorrect autohell versions etc, with the tarball and had all
> > > of the mentioned issues. Running the make -f line fixed it in
> > > one go with no workarounds.
> > >
> > > Craig
> >
> > Even if it's not the svn version, Craig? I got the ordinary
> > source of the stable 1.3.3.12 to compile.
>
> Having not used autohell for awhile it took me awhile to go through
> the elimination process last night. I finally remembered we had
> issues like this in the past and it was because the person had not
> run make -f Makefile.svn. It will depend on your system as to
> whether you need this or not, I found I always had to run it in the
> past.
>
> Use cmake.. you hair wont go grey, and you wont be pulling it out
> at every call to configure. No nasty spells required either.
>
> Craig


The instructions for cmake describe a more complex and for me at least 
confusing process than the traditional process. I recognize that the 
developers see virtues in cmake. But perhaps after development is 
completed the install process could be boiled down to the usual  
method for us busy folks that keep many Open Source products on our 
systems.  If every product develops its own unique installation 
software then life becomes unnecessarily complex.  I have seen other 
products (Inkscape as I recall) follow other paths looking for the 
ideal installation system. But for the end user the ideal method is 
something that works and is reasonably simple and universal. 

Other Open Source products (e.g Gimp) compile and install nicely with 
./configure
make
make install
and have for many years.  And Scribus used to.
  
I keep multiple versions of Scribus installed by the simple expedient 
of putting the source of each version in a separate directory and 
renaming the executable of the older versions with e.g. scribus11. 
So I don't see any virtue in cmake to the end user. 

After running 
make -f Makefile.svn 
Scribus 1.3.3.12 compiles but can't find its plugins on execution.  
Given this degree of uncertainty I will stick with 1.3.3.11 as the 
stable version and wait for the next major version. I have wasted too 
much time on 1.3.3.12 already.  It is only a minor release. 
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