[gcmd-dev] gnome-commander 1.6.3 - I built it and it runs!

[Ken Taylor]

Over the past couple of weeks I had attempted to build gnome-commander 
1.6.2 on CentOS 7.  I tripped over an error regarding libunique which 
Uwe fixed in 1.6.3.  I was able to build and install the latter version 
but it would not run. I took a few days off to finish configuring my new 
Dell Precision 3620 workstation. It works great except that the Intel 
built in graphics are conflicting with my Nvidia Quadro K620 card. Not 
serious but a bit annoying.  I am back to working on gnome-commander.

I have managed to successfully build 1.6.3 from the source code, install 
it on CentOS 7.3 and it runs!!! I realize that an RPM package exists in 
the nux-dextop repo (1.6.2) for CentOS 7 but I thought I might pass 
along my experience in case anyone is interested.  Next I need to try 
and build and RPM.  I did that once many years ago, I have no idea how 
:-) I offer the following for what it might or might not be worth.

Ken Taylor

Clayton, NC USA

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The instructions for CentOS are gone from the Download page - replaced 
my the notice that the gnome-commander packages is available in the 
nux-dextop repo. Still, I believe I can remember enough from my prior 
attempts to get through the process.

To start with I built a new development virtual machine as follows:

CentOS7 from everything DVD - Selected: Development and Creative 
Workstation and added the following extra items:

+ Additional Development
+ Compatibility Libraries
+ Development Tools
+ Platform Development

I enabled the CentOS CR (continuous release) repo and updated. On this 
new, up to date machine I then:

Download source code gnome-commander-1.6.3.tar.xz

Unpacked the file

In the resulting directory issue the command ./configure  I then started 
to fill in the missing pieces using yum search to locate the desired 
packages. N.B. If a -devel package is available - INSTALL IT (as I 
learned later).

    configure: error: gnome-doc-utils >= 0.3.2 not found

Installing:
 gnome-doc-utils                 noarch     0.20.10-5.el7 base     288 k
Installing for dependencies:
 gnome-doc-utils-stylesheets     noarch     0.20.10-5.el7 base     152 k

    checking if libgnome >= 2.0.0 exists... configure: error: no

Installing:
 libgnome           x86_64         2.32.1-9.el7 base         741 k
Installing for dependencies:
 ORBit2             x86_64         2.14.19-13.el7 base         176 k
 gnome-vfs2         x86_64         2.24.4-14.el7 base         839 k
 libIDL             x86_64         0.8.14-8.el7 base          87 k
 libbonobo          x86_64         2.32.1-7.el7 base         437 k

I am stuck at this point.  I believe I have libgnome 2.32.1 installed 
and by my math 2.32.1 IS >= 2.0.0.  I then decided to install the 
libgnome-devel package

Installing:
 libgnome-devel          x86_64        2.32.1-9.el7 base         80 k
Installing for dependencies:
 GConf2-devel            x86_64        3.2.6-8.el7 base        110 k
 ORBit2-devel            x86_64        2.14.19-13.el7 base        174 k
 gnome-vfs2-devel        x86_64        2.24.4-14.el7 base        214 k
 libIDL-devel            x86_64        0.8.14-8.el7 base         20 k
 libbonobo-devel         x86_64        2.32.1-7.el7 base        454 k

That did the trick

    checking if libgnomeui >= 2.4.0 exists... configure: error: no

This time I decided to install the -devel package first (which also 
installed the non-devel package)

Installing:
 libgnomeui-devel          x86_64      2.24.5-8.el7 base      260 k
Installing for dependencies:
 docbook-style-dsssl       noarch      1.79-18.el7 base      251 k
 docbook-utils             noarch      0.6.14-36.el7 base       71 k
 gtk-doc                   noarch      1.19-3.el7 base      264 k
 libart_lgpl               x86_64      2.3.21-10.el7 base       67 k
 libart_lgpl-devel         x86_64      2.3.21-10.el7 base       24 k
 libbonoboui               x86_64      2.24.5-7.el7 base      342 k
 libbonoboui-devel         x86_64      2.24.5-7.el7 base      196 k
 libglade2-devel           x86_64      2.6.4-11.el7 base       52 k
 libgnomecanvas            x86_64      2.30.3-8.el7 base      226 k
 libgnomecanvas-devel      x86_64      2.30.3-8.el7 base       71 k
 libgnomeui                x86_64      2.24.5-8.el7 base      789 k
 lynx                      x86_64      2.8.8-0.3.dev15.el7 base      1.4 M
 openjade                  x86_64      1.3.2-45.el7 base      831 k
 opensp                    x86_64      1.5.2-19.el7 base      874 k
 perl-SGMLSpm              noarch      1.03ii-31.el7 base       27 k
 source-highlight          x86_64      3.1.6-6.el7 base      611 k

That completes the missing pieces and parts. Then I issued the command:

make

That seems to have completed without error. I then issued the command:

make install

That barfed as I was not root :-(

sudo make install

Again, it appears to have completed OK.

I clicked on the gnome-commander icon on the menu under Applications; 
Accessories and low and behold GNOME COMMANDER RUNS!!!!!