FusionBuild put on hold…

Yup, it’s true.

I can’t seem to find time to work on it and still keep afloat with school, work, and the military. I hope to come back to this project when I finally get stationed and settled in. Stayed tuned!

Need to find time, need to add someone to the credits!

Ahh!

Work is definitely keeping me from (er…) working on FB. I have a little break this week so I’m going to force myself to sit down and, um, work.

Some users have brought some things to my attention as well. Things they suggested were:

-Adding the unofficial plugins (ex. Screensaver, Workspace-naming)

-Having the ability to configure CF after installing. Basically, having an option to open up Simple-CCSM or CCSM after installation. That should be fairly easy to implement.

Well, that’s it. FB 0.1b is definitely going to be a code clean-up and bug fix release, but I’ll try to stick some new things in there. I’m still trying to figure out a way to make the “Configuration” button functional, but I’m planning on making FB a Gnome-only and Ubuntu Hardy-only program. If I can figure out how to design using Qt, I might make a KDE version…

Check back here for updates!

Oh, and BTW, I need to add omega to the credits, as his script (a refactoring of KristianL’s) is basically the backbone of FB. I guess we’re all just one big code borrowing family.

FusionBuild fixes coming…

Hey all,

I’ve encountered sound strange bugs in my personal use of FB. I’ll be playing around with FB to try an uncover every one that I can. These bugs aren’t serious and can be remedied by a simple uninstalling and re-installing of CF. Expect FusionBuild 0.1b to come soon!

Thanks

Version 0.1a Released!

Ah…Finally…

I’ve finally released the first version of FB! It was actually “ready” for release a couple of days ago, but I held off because I needed to test it in some other environments. The changelog still states FB was released on the 24th.

In any case, head on over to this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=871165

or go into the Download section and pick yourself up a copy of FB.

Make sure to read the README first before running.

More progress…

Hello all,

I’ve been meaning to push the first version out, but I’ve run into a couple of problems that I need to take care of first. I’ve found a solution to the updating problem. I was having difficulty because the program was compiling a new version even though everything was up-to-date! Thankfully, the solution I’ve found has taken care of it, but I didn’t exactly do it in a very pretty way (hey, it works at least). I’ve also started a bzr branch on Launchpad, so that’s where I’m going to start putting my developmental code. I just need to figure out how that works as well!

Version 0.1a is coming very soon….

I just need to find the time (work is killing me) and figure out some good solutions to the current bugs and we’ll be good to go!

Progess…

So, I’ve been “dillegently” working on FusionBuild. I have added some core functions such as updating and uninstalling. The program should be okay to test! I’m going to upload my code to the Ubuntu Forums to get some programming pros to make sure everything is hunky-dory. At this point, FusionBuild probably won’t have any user preferences. I’ve combined elements from bash and python, so it makes things easier for me, but a little awkward. I’ve been testing the program and it seems to work just fine. I’m very excited and I hope to release version 0.1a soon.

Check back here!

FusionBuild – The Beginning

Hello all!

This “blog” is going to be dedicated to letting the user know all about FusionBuild. So, let’s get started. An important question to answer is: What is FusionBuild?

The purpose of creating FusionBuild is to allow the user to download and build the latest version of Compiz Fusion from Git. While the task is only moderately difficult, it can prove to be quite tedious… especially when you have to update. There are many scripts available to aid the user in building CF from Git, but none with a GUI. So, with a little “fun” with Glade and Pygtk, I have managed to create a simple program (currently using the Git-Compiz script) with a GUI that will take care of everything.

So, what is the current status of the project?

At this point, it is pre-pre-pre-Alpha (ha!). No, I kid, the GUI has been built and is somewhat functional (I’d say I’m about 90% done with the GUI). However, the core of FusionBuild still needs some work. The program at this point will download and build everything, but certain functionality, such as uninstalling and setting user preferences, are not available. I’ve decided to include some screenshots to whet your appetite. If anyone is interested in helping me out (I’m in need of some people who are good with both bash and python), please let me know! Someone has suggested to me to broaden my program to APP+VCS (i.e. any application with version control systems). I may do that at some point so people can get the latest and greatest versions of anything. We’ll see…

In any case, check out the Screenshots section…Check back here to see my progress. It may take me some time to do all this, but I hope to get it done soon. I’m merely a noob programmer (I’m a nursing major), so I’m learning as I go!