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Development Build December 16 Dec 16, 21:44
[Syllable]A new development build of Syllable Desktop is available (the December 9 build was broken and withdrawn). This version represents a rather huge restructuring of the third-party software in the system. A new package pool was split off from the one in /usr/ and introduced under /system/resources/. The former pool retains its structure, but packages in the new system pool are versioned, formalising our method of shipping older versions of libraries to retain compatibility with existing binary software. Except for libraries, the versioned pool is not meant to install multiple versions of the same package.

Smaller changes to the system structure were also made, to unify it with the structure of Syllable Server.

Many packages were updated, most notably those for printing.

The FFMPEG plug-in, LibUSB, the SDL extension libraries and GhostScript are missing from this build. ABrowse will not run because cURL is missing.
CMake Ported Nov 24, 16:00
[Ports]Alex Neundorf of the CMake project has ported it to Syllable. CMake is used to build many projects, including CDRKit, that we should soon be able to use instead of CDRTools for burning CDs and DVDs. The CMake port is in their CVS repository and will be in the upcoming 2.6.0 release.
Newsletter #2 Nov 11, 14:48
[Announcement]Ruud has published the second issue in the new series of our Syllable Development Newsletter. It contains thirteen pages of articles, interviews and the second instalment of Kristian's programming tutorial. The newsletter is accompanied again by a software pack, rounding up seven packages that were released since the first edition.
Development Build November 4 Nov 6, 19:45
[Syllable]Another development build of Syllable Desktop is ready. From now on, the development builds will be available from their own page on the new development site. A link is on the panel on the left. The caveats are the same as for the previous build.
New Development Site Nov 4, 20:15
[Announcement]This web site has been split into subsites oriented towards different audiences. A new site was created for software developers. It can be reached through the new "Subprojects/Navigation" panel on the left and contains all the content that is specific to software development on Syllable. The API references and driver tutorials are now on-line again.