Bugzilla Bug 58596

Anyone interested in writing an ebuild for the RSSOwl project? The Portage tree
already contains severall RSS/RDF news aggregators, of course. This one seems
to have a particularly extensive feature set, a fairly polished GUI, and it's
written in Java for cross-platform portability. It's also under active
development.

Tarballs are available here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86683

My thanks in advance to anyone who's interested.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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Requires SWT >=3.1M1.  Not in portage yet.  Crossing depending on 70306.

Depends on BlowfishJ, cross depending to bug 70306

I would like to second this request.. Gentoo has IMHO a lack of "mature" Rss
readers.  Liferea and aKregator even say on thier web sites that they are in
beta/testing phase.  Liferea lists 4 "mature" readers to try instead and this
is one of them.  For the sake of the community, I would love to see this prog.

I'll just throw in a quick /me too.

While the other bugs are being resolved, the following binary ebuild should
suffice. The only reason I wrote it is that I was installing the application 
myself anyways. I don't expect it to be added to the tree, but I'm attaching it here as there is a (little) chance that someone out there can use it.

Created an attachment (id=53644) [details]
rssowl-bin-1.0.2.ebuild

Created an attachment (id=55021) [details]
rssowl-bin-1.1.ebuild

ok, i'll bite.

rewrote the -bin ebuild. fixed incorrect license.  doc use flag isn't needed,
we always install the base docs (readme, install, license, etc.) and the
tutorial pages are needed inside the program.  it's always a good idea to use
already established ebuild vars for stuff like $MY_PV instead of $MPV and $S
rather than $WDIR.  use the versionator eclass for crazy package names to keep
the build from breaking every time the version number is bumped.  installing
into /usr/lib like azureus-bin does.

added note about needing Mozilla for internal browsing.  ie. you can't view
html in-program w/ firefox. :/

suggested category: net-news.

Created an attachment (id=59011) [details]
bumped version

bumped version, it's exactly the same previous version,i just rename it.
kudos to ebuild author.
the ebuild works perfect, i've got a fully funcional systray icon integration,
firefox integration works fine too.  
rsswol-bin is a nice choice for people that look for a featured application
with few dependencies

Created an attachment (id=61178) [details]
Same ebuild -- new name reflects version bump to 1.1.2

Bumped the version to 1.1.2 by just renaming the ebuild. Installs great and
runs well, thanks to the slick ebuild. RSSOwl is much more feature-complete
than any of the RSS clients in Portage. For the sake of the average user it
should be included in Portage.

Found a bug when upgrading java: blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.02 breaks RSSOwl 1.1.2.
Masking dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.02, and downgrading to
blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01-r2 fixes the problem.

Is this a problem with RSSOwl or with blackdown-jdk?


Here's my emerge info:

Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.3.5-20050130,
glibc-2.3.4.20041102-r1, 2.6.11-gentoo-r9 i686)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.11-gentoo-r9 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 3200+
Gentoo Base System version 1.6.12
Python:              dev-lang/python-2.3.5 [2.3.5 (#1, Apr 30 2005, 09:39:43)]
dev-lang/python:     2.3.5
sys-apps/sandbox:    [Not Present]
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.59-r6, 2.13
sys-devel/automake:  1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.5, 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.5
sys-devel/binutils:  2.15.92.0.2-r10
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.16
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.8.1-r2
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CFLAGS="-mcpu=athlon-xp -O2 -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config
/usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown
/usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref
/usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/
/usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/
/usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/qmail/control"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d"
CXXFLAGS="-mcpu=athlon-xp -O2 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms strict"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/
ftp://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/
ftp://cudlug.cudenver.edu/pub/mirrors/distributions/gentoo/
http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/
http://gentoo.ccccom.com ftp://gentoo.ccccom.com
http://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/gentoo/
ftp://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/gentoo/ http://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo
ftp://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo http://mirror.tucdemonic.org/gentoo/
http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/gentoo/
http://mirrors.acm.cs.rpi.edu/gentoo/ http://lug.mtu.edu/gentoo/
ftp://lug.mtu.edu/gentoo/source ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/gentoo/
http://open-systems.ufl.edu/mirrors/gentoo http://gentoo.llarian.net/
http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo
http://gentoo.eliteitminds.com http://www.gigaload.org/gentoo.org/
http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="x86 3dnow X adns alsa arts avi bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr
crypt cups curl doc dvd dvdr eds emboss encode esd f77 fam flac foomaticdb
fortran gd gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 guile hal imagemagick imlib
java jikes joystick jpeg junit libg++ libwww mad mikmod mmx mng motif mozilla
mp3 mpeg nas ncurses nls nowin ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png ppds
python quicktime readline scanner sdl slang spell ssl svg svga symlink tcltk
tcpd tetex tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb vorbis xml xml2 xmms xv
zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc"
Unset:  ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS

Created an attachment (id=64921) [details]
rssowl-1.1.3.ebuild

This is not for a binary package and above ebuild files were good guides.
Edited those and wrote this.
This works fine to me, needs files/rssowl.desktop.

Created an attachment (id=64922) [details]
files/rssowl.desktop

This should be go in "files" directory.

DEPEND >= for swt not => seems to be in order.  Other than that, thanks for the
e-build.  I can't wait until it's in portage proper.

Some feedback:
You should not install the LICENSE.txt file. The Portage tree must already have
the file and the ebuild points to it. To install the desktop entry and icon, you
should use the functions from eutils.eclass (make_desktop_entry and doicon).

Created an attachment (id=73205) [details]
rssowl-1.2.ebuild version bump

I also fixed a >= => error from a previous ebuild. Unfortunately, I get a
compile error but similar errors were resolved by rebuiding much of the java.
If anyone resolves this issue, post your resolution here please.

To compile rssowl-1.2 flawlessly, you should install swt-3.2M3.
Note that the GLData.java file is missing from the src.zip of swt-3.2M3.
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=115628
(In reply to comment #14)
> Created an attachment (id=73205) [edit] [details]
> rssowl-1.2.ebuild version bump
> 
> I also fixed a >= => error from a previous ebuild. Unfortunately, I get a
> compile error but similar errors were resolved by rebuiding much of the java.
> If anyone resolves this issue, post your resolution here please.

Version 1.2 works by renaming the ebuild and adjusting the filename like this:

-MY_PV="rssowl_linux_$(replace_all_version_separators '_' $PV)_bin"
+MY_PV="rssowl_$(replace_all_version_separators '_' $PV)_linux_bin"

*** Bug 118882 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

The ebuild is working fine for several days here, but the built-in browser
doesn't work. According to RSSOwl homepage at sourceforge, this feature can be
enabled by installing  Mozilla 1.4 GTK2 (or above 1.4) and exporting a couple
of variables. Instructions here:  http://www.rssowl.org/help#item_13 .
I've tried that procedure using mozilla-firefox (~x86 1.5-r9 in portage) and it
doesn't work. Maybe someone could have a look at it? I don't know if
mozilla-bin would work, and I'd like to avoid compiling it since my machine is
rather slow.
Anyone?

Compile failed
compile_linux:
    [javac] Compiling 189 source files to /tmp/source/build/classes
    [javac]
/var/tmp/portage/rssowl-1.2/work/rssowl_1_2_src/src/java/net/sourceforge/rssowl/controller/NewsTable.java:269:
cannot resolve symbol
    [javac] symbol  : method setToolTipText (java.lang.String)
    [javac] location: class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TableColumn
    [javac]          
column.setToolTipText(GUI.i18n.getTranslation(columnOrder[a]));
    [javac]                 ^
    [javac] Note:
/var/tmp/portage/rssowl-1.2/work/rssowl_1_2_src/src/java/net/sourceforge/rssowl/util/shop/URLShop.java
uses or overrides a deprecated API.
    [javac] Note: Recompile with -deprecation for details.
    [javac] 1 error

Created an attachment (id=82871) [details]
rssowl-1.2.1_rc1 version bump

I have attached an ebuild of RSSOwl 1.2.1 RC 1 and I would really love to see
this app in portage one day.

Created an attachment (id=84760) [details]
rssowl-1.2.1_rc2 version bump

rssowl-1.2.1_rc2 version bump

Created an attachment (id=85272) [details]
rssowl-1.2.1 version bump

Changelog: https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=412202

Created an attachment (id=95242) [details]
1.2.2 version bump

I omitted LICENSE.txt and used the functions from eutils.eclass to install the
desktop entry and icon.

Created an attachment (id=95244) [details]
migrate mozilla useflag to seamonkey

mozilla useflag of swt has been migrated to seamonkey.
So I changed the useflag of rssowl too.

Created an attachment (id=95287) [details]
This is correct one.

oops, I did a mistake.
This is correct one.

Guys, can you add it to portage please ?

Well the ebuild need some work. It's not using any of the generation 2 java
eclasses, functions, or syntax. Needs to be migrated and tested before it can
be added to tree or overlays. Unless someone with commit access to
java-experimental overlay or etc wants to migrate it and test it there.

There are also the following in its lib dir

BlowfishJ.jar
codec-1.3.jar
httpclient.jar
itext.jar
iTextAsian.jar
jdom.jar
jface.jar
logging-1.0.4.jar
res.jar
swt-nt.jar
xerces.jar

Ok so there is now an ebuild in java-experimental under net-news

I haven't checked it with the seamonkey use flag enabled yet but otherwise it
seems to be working.

I will test it over the next few days.  Any other feedback, qa would be
welcome.  It still needs it :)

I tested the version in the java-experimental overlay (with xulrunner). It's
working for me.

To be able to compile it, I had to add the ~amd64 keyword to the following
ebuilds:
dev-java/eclipse-osgi
dev-java/eclipse-equinox-common
dev-java/eclipse-core-commands
dev-java/eclipse-jface

I installed the new version (1.2.4) in the following way:

1. Copied the 1.2.3 ebuild found in the java-experimental overlay.
2. Fixed the version in the rssowl-unjar-build-fix.patch (1_2_3 -> 1_2_4)
3. Updated the dependency to swt-3.3

It's working, like before.