this is pretty similar to what my world looks like:-) >>>>> "Tim" == Tim Cross <theophilusx@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Tim> I don't think distros will ever keep up to date with Tim> emacspeak packages. Part of the problem is that to some Tim> extent, emacpseak is just too simple to require Tim> packaging. Once you have done it the first time from Tim> sources, it is far easier to just continue using a Tim> source based build and keeping it up to date. Tim> Tim> The other issue is that emacspeak evolves quickly. There Tim> are two releases every year. Given the overhead in Tim> updating something like a deb package, going through the Tim> uat cycle and getting it put into the distro, it is Tim> pretty much impossible to keep up to date. Tim> Tim> Here is my whole emacs and emacspeak build and Tim> maintenance process. Tim> Tim> 1. I have two source trees, one for bzr and one for git Tim> Tim> 2. Under bzr, I have directories for emacs and vm. Under Tim> emacs, I have emacs24 and emacsdev and under vm I just Tim> have trunk Tim> Tim> 3. Under the git directory, I have directories for Tim> emacspeak (I use git svn), w3m-el, w3, jabber and a Tim> couple of other packages I like to build from sources. Tim> Tim> 4. With the exception of emacs, all other packges run Tim> from their source directory. I do not do the usual 'make Tim> install' process to install them under /usr/local or Tim> /usr. I have setup scripts in my .emacs.d directory for Tim> each package which sets the load path and config Tim> settings etc. Tim> Tim> 5. My update and build process is simple and I only do Tim> it once every few weeks. Tim> Tim> cd bzr/emacs/emacs24 bzr pull sudo make distclean Tim> ./autogen.sh ./configure make bootstrap sudo make Tim> install Tim> Tim> cd bzr/vm/trunk bzr pull ./build-vm emacs (a script I Tim> put together to build vm using emacs or xemcas) Tim> Tim> cd git/whatever git pull make clean ./config make Tim> Tim> cd git/emacspeak/turnk git checkout master git svn Tim> rebase git checkout local git rebase master make clean Tim> make config make emacspeak Tim> Tim> Some things are not always necessary, such as the Tim> autogen.sh and make bootstrap, but I included the long Tim> version for clarity. I use the i386 sound infrastructure Tim> (alsa, pulse, viavoice, tcl tclx etc) on a 64 bit Tim> machines runing ubuntu 11.10. I use the vinux viavoice Tim> poackage to setup/install viavoice. Tim> Tim> Tim> Tim> Tim> On 28 December 2012 00:21, Alex Midence Tim> <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Tim> >> From: Jason White [mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: >> Thursday, December 27, 2012 2:01 AM To: >> emacspeak@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Emacspeak in Arch >> Linux >> >> D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > I'm sure that I could install emacspeak from source, >> I've done that > many times but Arch was supposted to have >> package builds - the ones > that I have looked at - I >> guess it was emacspeak-svn says "Package > refuses to >> build" - so that's the frustration. >> >> I would suggest taking that up with whoever is maintaining >> the official package, or offering to help with it. >> >> Linux distributions, on the whole, don't have a good >> record of maintaining Emacspeak packages. I don't know why >> this is the case, since it's easy to compile and install, >> and the dependencies haven't changed much over time. >> >> >> This is very much the case in Debian and Ubuntu. I think >> the package repositories for Precise (12.04) still feature >> Emacspeak 29. The most recent emacspeak package I've >> encountered thusfar is for the vinux 3.0 version based on >> Ubuntu 10.04 and that was Emacspeak 32 which Bill cox >> packaged up. >> >> You mentioned that the reason you felt this might be the >> case is the lack of motivation by the community to >> maintain due to a preference to run from source from svn >> checkouts. I also think there are other factors. >> >> 1. Dectalk is still, after all these years, the default >> speech synthesizer. You have to do some tweaking to get >> something else as the default. Espeak is the default >> speech synthesizer available on most distros that have a >> software speech synth pre-installed so, that would be the >> obvious choice for a default speech synthesizer. 2. Pulse >> audio issues. I've had some success in the past getting >> Emacspeak to work with Pulse in the console environment >> following many tips posted here by Tim Cross but I haven't >> had much success with it since Emacspeak 34 on Ubuntu >> 11.04. 3. Emacspeak has a very small user-base compared to >> packages like Speakup or Orca and this user community >> tends to be made up of more advanced Linux users who have >> the skill to get around the issues outlined in 1 and >> 2. 4. Lastly, the user community grows very very slowly >> because of the steep learning curve new users face in >> order to get up and running because of the lack of recent, >> pre-configured packages and up to date documentation that >> is hard to find for people interested in it. >> >> These last two reasons I outlined are the ones that seem >> to dissuade official backing from accessibility groups >> particular to each distribution. I know that this is what >> I, myself ran across when I proposed having the Emacspeak >> packages updated on the Ubuntu accessibility list. >> >> >> Regards, Alex M >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the emacspeak list or change your >> address on the emacspeak list send mail to >> "emacspeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxx" with a subject of >> "unsubscribe" or "help". >> >> Tim> Tim> Tim> -- Tim Cross -- Best Regards, --raman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the emacspeak list or change your address on the emacspeak list send mail to "emacspeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxx" with a subject of "unsubscribe" or "help".
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