This is my path of least resistance

Getting some very latest GNOME apps up and running can be a bit of work. Jhbuilding the entire dependency chain of gtk+ et al is too much work to just check out how gnome-photos master looks. Fortunately gnome-continuous includes the very latest of pretty much everything up to that.

Steps for getting it running

1. Setting up the virtual machine

1. Download latest gnome-continuous devel QEMU disk image

2. Set up a new vm in Boxes (You'll need at least version 3.10) by

   • Selecting the image using 'Select a file' option in box creation wizard.

   • Launching Boxes through commandline: gnome-boxes /path/to/image.

2. Install jhbuild

1. git clone git://git.gnome.org/jhbuild

2. cd jhbuild

3. ./autogen.sh && make && make install

3. Set up the build directory and start building software

1. mkdir --mode 0777 --parents /opt/gnome

2. cd .local/bin

3. ./jhbuild buildone modulename

Things that seem to work:

• baobab
• bijiben
• cheese
  • gst-plugins-bad
  • gnome-video-effects
• devhelp
• eog
• file-roller
• gnome-calendar
• gnome-chat
• gnome-contacts
  • folks
• gnome-dictionary
• gnome-photos (change gegl-0.2 to gegl-0.3 in configure.ac)
  • gegl
    • babl
• gtkparasite
• yelp

Not successful so far:

• empathy -> farstream -> libnice -> gupnp

• gitg -> python3

• gnome-music -> grilo-plugins -> docbook-xsl

• gnome-disk-utility -> libdvdread

• gnome-system-monitor -> gtkmm -> cairomm

• rhythmbox -> tdb

• seahorse

• sushi -> libmusicbrainz

• totem -> totem-pl-parser -> gmime

• pitivi (compiles, but fails to run due to missing GES)

Open issues

• the /opt/gnome part is really irritating. Pondering if providing a ready and nice .jhbuildrc, or wait for the upstream bug with a better default to be fixed.