Re: DE

[guixest <guixest@protonmail.com>]

thanks.

I understand the process you explained. Btw, when is the next batch coming?


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On Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:17 AM, Timothy Sample <samplet@ngyro.com> wrote:

> Hi guixest,
>
> guixest guixest@protonmail.com writes:
>
> > hi.
> > I was looking at available gtk based desktops. It appears xfce is up to date where as gnome
> > is not. is there a reason for this?
>
> Yes and no. As I understand it, upgrading GNOME often means upgrading
> GTK and GLib, which have a lot of dependants. We batch those kinds of
> upgrades because the build farm needs time to catch up, and we need to
> test the resulting package set. Usually this happens a couple times a
> year, but the last batch took closer to a whole year to get through. (A
> million thanks to everyone who worked so hard to get through it!)
>
> Beyond that, having helped test two GNOME upgrades, I can say that there
> are enough issues that it is a bit of a “project”. It’s not so simple
> as just bumping the versions and building the packages.
>
> That being said, I am hopeful that we will eventually be able to catch
> up to upstream. We have some code for version 3.32, which is the
> next-to-latest version. If someone (me if I can find the time) gets it
> cleaned up quick enough, it will be part of the next batch upgrade.
> BTW, we always appreciate help with testing if you’re up for it. :)
>
> -- Tim