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Introduction

This article will help you to build gnome-globalmenu from a svn snapshot. Currently, this guide only works for trunk (svn 500+).

Step 1: Obtain the Source

Suppose you want to obtain trunk. for tags, branches, idea is the same.

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ gnome-globalmenu Then you are done.

Step 2: Obtain necessary compiling packages

sudo apt-get build-dep libgtk2.0-0 sudo apt-get install xfce4-panel-dev

Step 3: Compile and install the gnome-globalmenu

cd gnome-globalmenu dpkg-buildpackage -b -rfakeroot cd .. sudo dpkg -i gnome2-globalmenu-applet_0.4-1_i386.deb

Step 4: Compile and install the gtk-aqd patched Gtk library

  • Obtain GTK source code cd trunk/gtk+-aqd/ apt-get source libgtk2.0-0

  • Obtain gtk-aqd patch for Ubuntu Gusty cd gtk+2.0-2.12.0 wget http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/patch.diff.tar.bz2 tar jxvf patch.diff.tar.bz2

  • Patch the Gtk

    • For Gusty: cd gtk+2.0-2.12.0 wget http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/patch.diff.tar.bz2 tar jxvf patch.diff.tar.bz2 patch -p1 < ./patch.diff
    • For Hardy:

      make patch

  • Then compile Gtk cd gtk+2.0-2.12.0 dpkg-buildpackage -b -rfakeroot

  • Install what you have compiled. cd .. sudo dpkg -i *.deb

  • Restart your computer.

Step 5: Testing

If no error occurs, your GTK is already patched. Try to start a simple GTK program in a console and you will see a debugging messages, indicating libgnomenu not found. .... Using GtkMenuBar. ....

Right click your panel find and add Gobal Menubar. Run a typical gtk program, see if it works. * Skip this step for a build of svn 833+ GTK_MODULES=libgnomenu gedit

To keep the global menubar always run at startup, you should edit ~/.gnomerc file. gedit ~/.gnomerc and add a line to it * SKIP skip this step with svn 833 or later. export GTK_MODULES=libgnomenu

Step 5: Removing

  • Remove gnome-globalmenu-applet sudo dpkg -r gnome2-globalmenu-applet

  • Reinstall the default Gtk library.

    Checkout your update-manager, and reinstall the Gtk library releated packages.