[Gambas-user] Release of Gambas 3.18.0.

[Tim Dickson]

Great, many thanks Benoit.
i've submitted the updated build script to slackbuilds.org, so hopefully 
it (3.18.0) will go live over the weekend.

I noticed the website hasn't been updated yet and still points to 3.17.2
comments on the build process.....
There are a few of things I have to do after

./reconf-sll
./configure
make
make -j1 install DESTDIR=$PKG XDG_UTILS=""

($PKG is the packaging directory, configured earlier on in the package 
build script)

I have to create 
$PKG/usr/share/icons/hicolor/{scalable/apps,48x48/apps,64x64/mimetypes}
and copy the svg from app/desktop to /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
and also create 48x48 a version of app/desktop/*.png  and 64x64 versions 
of app/mime/application-x-*.png putting them in the correct destination
I also have to copy the *.desktop file and *.xml files, and remove 
executable permissions for the *.appdata.xml file and copy it to the 
correct location.
this is all in the build script gambas3.SlackBuild.

the actual script is at 
https://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/15.0/development/gambas3/gambas3.SlackBuild
(or at least the updated one will replace what is there in a day or so, 
if I wasn't too late for the weekend updates)

Am I unique in these packaging build issues, and if not, can these 
actions be added to the make install option?. The important thing is to 
honour the DESTDIR path, because creating a package should not install 
anything into the current x-windows desktop/installation. (unless 
DESTDIR is empty of course).

regards, Tim

On 13/01/2023 07:10, Benoit Minisini wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Gambas 3.18.0 is now officially released!
>
> The main features of this release are:
>
> - Many interpreter optimizations making it faster.
>
> - The debugger interface was moved to the left panel of the IDE.
>
> - A project browser was added to the IDE that allows to browse the 
> project data files.
>
> - A DBus browser was added to the IDE.
>
> - Bool@(), Byte@()... functions can be the target of an affectation now.
>
> - Integer arithmetic and conversion now raise an error if overflow is 
> detected. This can be disabled at runtime for backward-compatibility.
>
> - Properties can be write-only now.
>
> - The database component now allows to define connection options 
> specific to the underlying database server.
>
> - The Fileview control view modes have been redesigned and file 
> preview has been enhanced.
>
> - Many stock icons have been added.
>
> - 'gb.hash' is a new component that implements the Md5(), Sha1(), 
> Sha256() and Sha512() functions], thanks to the BusyBox project.
>
> - Many enhancements and fixes to the Web application development 
> component 'gb.web.gui'.
>
> See https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/doc/release/3.18.0 for the full 
> release notes.
>
> The binary packages are normally available on the Gambas stable Ubuntu 
> PPA.
>
> And the master is now the 3.18.90 version as usual.
>
> Report any problem and enjoy it!
>