From kip at thevertigo.com  Thu Aug  9 23:31:17 2012
From: kip at thevertigo.com (Kip Warner)
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:31:17 -0700
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Alexandria Maintenance Release
Message-ID: <1344555077.32545.40.camel@kip-laptop>

Hey Cathal,

I can only speak for myself, but I'd imagine that there are probably
hundreds, if not thousands of others who are in the same boat. 

I had large number of personal book collection, wish list, and loan
list, in Alexandria and was quite dependent on it. When I upgraded from
Ubuntu Maverick to Ubuntu Precise, I was dismayed to find that it wasn't
in the package repository anymore. I couldn't access my library or any
of the other features I needed. Granted, it was my own fault for not
having checked the Precise repository before upgrading.

I understand you'd like to do a complete rewrite from scratch and
totally agree with you, being a developer myself. A design you're not
comfortable with, even if no one else has considered it to the extent
that the developer has, is a good reason to go back and do it right the
next time using everything you learnt from the first attempt. I'm sure
Palatina will be awesome when it is done. Many great pieces of software
were written to address a developer's personal itch.

But I would like to make a reasonable request that you consider trying
to get Alexandria's required runtime reconciled with what the Precise
and later repository furnishes, or what you may have to provide yourself
in the PPA. That way people aren't locked out of the functionality they
grew to be dependent on while allowing you to move on to completing
Palatina.

-- 
Kip Warner -- Software Engineer
OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred
http://www.thevertigo.com
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From kip at thevertigo.com  Thu Aug  9 23:51:24 2012
From: kip at thevertigo.com (Kip Warner)
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:51:24 -0700
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Alexandria Maintenance Release
In-Reply-To: <20120810004757.5bbd1a08@jadzia.dax>
References: <1344555077.32545.40.camel@kip-laptop>
	<20120810004757.5bbd1a08@jadzia.dax>
Message-ID: <1344556284.32545.42.camel@kip-laptop>

On Fri, 2012-08-10 at 00:47 +0100, Cathal Mc Ginley wrote:
> You're quite right. I'll upgrade my Ubuntu partition tomorrow and see
> what the issue is, and keep you posted on my progress, step-by-step.

Thanks Cathal. You're quite reasonable and we're all looking forward to
seeing Palatina. I'd help where I have time, but you have a tendency to
be more daring than myself in selecting a language to write these things
in. ;)

-- 
Kip Warner -- Software Engineer
OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred
http://www.thevertigo.com
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From cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org  Thu Aug  9 23:50:24 2012
From: cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org (Cathal Mc Ginley)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:50:24 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Alexandria Maintenance Release
In-Reply-To: <1344555077.32545.40.camel@kip-laptop>
References: <1344555077.32545.40.camel@kip-laptop>
Message-ID: <20120810005024.3c936fe3@jadzia.dax>

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On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:31:17 -0700
Kip Warner <kip at thevertigo.com> wrote:

> But I would like to make a reasonable request that you consider trying
> to get Alexandria's required runtime reconciled with what the Precise
> and later repository furnishes, or what you may have to provide
> yourself in the PPA. That way people aren't locked out of the
> functionality they grew to be dependent on while allowing you to move
> on to completing Palatina.  

You're quite right. I'll upgrade my Ubuntu partition tomorrow and see
what the issue is, and keep you posted on my progress, step-by-step.

   -   C.
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From cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org  Sun Aug 12 13:54:17 2012
From: cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org (Cathal Mc Ginley)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:54:17 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Status update on Alexandria for Ubuntu 12.04
	(precise)
Message-ID: <20120812145417.7a6a1187@jadzia.dax>

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Hi everyone,

no fix yet, but I thought I'd keep you up to date on progress. 

I've also made an identi.ca account (http://identi.ca/cathalalexandria)
you can follow (with something like 'gwibber', or online) for even more
updates as they happen.

Somewhat galling is that this is going to be an EASY fix, so the delay
was ridiculously long compared to the difficulty of the issue.



I installed Ubuntu 12.04, and added the alexandria-team PPA:
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name
  sudo apt-get update 

...and it complained there was no repository for the 'precise' release

So, I changed the details to say oneiric:
  cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
  sudo mv alexandria-team-ppa-precise.list \
    alexandria-team-ppa-oneiric.list
  sudo gedit alexandria-team-ppa-oneiric.list

...and search/replaced 'precise' with 'oneiric'.

Now, it worked, up to a point:
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install alexandria
  alexandria

It complains of missing libhpricot-ruby, and the Alexandria opens.
(To-do: re-add libhpricot-ruby as a dependency in the deb package.)

When you add a book, it crashes. That's bug #29479
http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=29479&group_id=205&atid=863
(An easy fix, you can edit a single file manually if you want to get up
and running with Alexandria on Ubuntu right away.)



So, I have to fix that bug. Check if there are any more little bugs
like that I can fix, re-package, and release. 

I should be able to do it in the next day or two. Keep an eye on my
identi.ca account for more updates. I'll update with another e-mail
when I have a package ready to test.

   -   Cathal.
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From cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org  Mon Aug 13 01:46:55 2012
From: cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org (Cathal Mc Ginley)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:46:55 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Alexandria 0.6.9 AVAILABLE for Ubuntu 12.04
 (precise)
In-Reply-To: <20120812145417.7a6a1187@jadzia.dax>
References: <20120812145417.7a6a1187@jadzia.dax>
Message-ID: <20120813024655.62d6947e@jadzia.dax>

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On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:54:17 +0100
Cathal Mc Ginley <cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org> wrote:

> I should be able to do it in the next day or two. Keep an eye on my
> identi.ca account for more updates. I'll update with another e-mail
> when I have a package ready to test.

The 0.6.9 bugfix release of Alexandria is now available in the
alexandria-team PPA, and installs and runs cleanly on Ubuntu 12.04
(Precise Pangolin).

Steps to install:

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexandria-team/ppa 
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install alexandria


I'll push an official release onto Rubyforge later on Monday, just to
be consistent. Please let me know if you get it working, or if you
encounter any problems.

Thanks to Kip Warner for suggesting that I get this working; it's nice
to have a request like this at just the right time when I can work on
it and get it done!

   -   Cathal.
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From yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com  Mon Aug 13 14:32:37 2012
From: yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com (Yorvyk)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:32:37 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Alexandria 0.6.9 AVAILABLE for Ubuntu 12.04
 (precise)
In-Reply-To: <20120813024655.62d6947e@jadzia.dax>
References: <20120812145417.7a6a1187@jadzia.dax>
	<20120813024655.62d6947e@jadzia.dax>
Message-ID: <20120813153237.9367993da5cc1b3bf550da76@googlemail.com>

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:46:55 +0100
Cathal Mc Ginley <cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org> wrote:

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> On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:54:17 +0100
> Cathal Mc Ginley <cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org> wrote:
> 
> > I should be able to do it in the next day or two. Keep an eye on my
> > identi.ca account for more updates. I'll update with another e-mail
> > when I have a package ready to test.
> 
> The 0.6.9 bugfix release of Alexandria is now available in the
> alexandria-team PPA, and installs and runs cleanly on Ubuntu 12.04
> (Precise Pangolin).
> 
> Steps to install:
> 
>   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexandria-team/ppa 
>   sudo apt-get update
>   sudo apt-get install alexandria
> 
> 
> I'll push an official release onto Rubyforge later on Monday, just to
> be consistent. Please let me know if you get it working, or if you
> encounter any problems.
> 
> Thanks to Kip Warner for suggesting that I get this working; it's nice
> to have a request like this at just the right time when I can work on
> it and get it done!
> 
>    -   Cathal.

Thanks for the update Cathal.
Only problem I can find is the lack of a desktop file.  This causes Alexandria to not show up in menus or on the dash, so it has to be started via Alt+F2 or a terminal.


-- 
Yorvyk

From cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org  Tue Aug 14 02:43:31 2012
From: cathal.alexandria at gnostai.org (Cathal Mc Ginley)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:43:31 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] [ANN] Alexandria 0.6.9
Message-ID: <20120814034331.5e0d273c@jadzia.dax>

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Alexandria 0.6.9 has just been released.

Alexandria is a GNOME application for managing your book collection.

This is a simple bugfix release, fixing one annoying bug. In addition,
I have ensured that the deb file installs cleanly on Ubuntu 12.04. You
can also install it from the Alexandria Team PPA.

On-line release notes, including installation instructions, are here:
http://alexandria.rubyforge.org/news/2012-08-14--0.6.9-released.html

   -   Cathal Mc Ginley.
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From yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com  Wed Aug 15 08:11:17 2012
From: yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com (Yorvyk)
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:11:17 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] [ANN] Alexandria 0.6.9
In-Reply-To: <20120814034331.5e0d273c@jadzia.dax>
References: <20120814034331.5e0d273c@jadzia.dax>
Message-ID: <502B59A5.6000101@googlemail.com>

On 14/08/12 03:43, Cathal Mc Ginley wrote:
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> Alexandria 0.6.9 has just been released.
>
> Alexandria is a GNOME application for managing your book collection.
>
> This is a simple bugfix release, fixing one annoying bug. In addition,
> I have ensured that the deb file installs cleanly on Ubuntu 12.04. You
> can also install it from the Alexandria Team PPA.
>
>
Will Alexandria be available for 12.10?  The current version appears to 
work OK in Quantal, although I've not tested it extensively.
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