[Slackbuilds-users] SlackBuilds-users Digest, Vol 48, Issue 4

[Richard Scott Smith]

slackbuilds-users-request at slackbuilds.org wrote:
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 19:56:20 +0200 (CEST)
> From: "=?UTF-8?Q?=C5=A0ime=20Ramov?=" <s at ramov.com>
> To: slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org
> Subject: [Slackbuilds-users] Call for testing: Latest Opera snapshot
> Message-ID: <1273773380.87676557 at 192.168.2.228>
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>
> Hello - I created a new Opera SlackBuild targeting latest snapshot, 6336
> as of this writing. It is available here:
>
> <http://dl.slackfu.com/opera.tar.gz>
>
> Unix installer script is completely rewritten. More about latest
> packaging:
>
> <http://my.opera.com/ruario/blog/new-opera-unix-packages-arrive-deb-rpm-tar>
>
> Prefix is hard coded (in addition to other annoyances like no DESTDIR
> support) and they actually recommend using the .deb archive and re-
> packaging that until they release a more capable install script.
>
> Please note Opera no longer depends on QT -- they use they own native
> libraries.
>
>
> Comments welcome. Thanks!
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 16:06:04 +0200
> From: "Chris Abela" <chris.abela at maltats.com>
> To: "'SlackBuilds.org Users List'" <slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org>
> Subject: Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Call for testing: Latest Opera
> 	snapshot
> Message-ID: <E1OCvWo-0000r9-B0 at fender72.go.net.mt>
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>
> Works here!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slackbuilds-users-bounces at slackbuilds.org
> [mailto:slackbuilds-users-bounces at slackbuilds.org] On Behalf Of ?ime Ramov
> Sent: 13 May 2010 19:56
> To: slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org
> Subject: [Slackbuilds-users] Call for testing: Latest Opera snapshot
>
> Hello - I created a new Opera SlackBuild targeting latest snapshot, 6336
> as of this writing. It is available here:
>
> <http://dl.slackfu.com/opera.tar.gz>
>
> Unix installer script is completely rewritten. More about latest
> packaging:
>
> <http://my.opera.com/ruario/blog/new-opera-unix-packages-arrive-deb-rpm-tar>
>
> Prefix is hard coded (in addition to other annoyances like no DESTDIR
> support) and they actually recommend using the .deb archive and re-
> packaging that until they release a more capable install script.
>
> Please note Opera no longer depends on QT -- they use they own native
> libraries.
>
>
> Comments welcome. Thanks!
>
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>   
It does work well.  Nice going.   Java is not being picked up.  I'm on 
the 64 bit version.  Check time.gov for a Java applet to test.