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PackageKit Google Summer of Code Ideas:

• urpmi backend for Mandriva
• portage backend for Gentoo
• ports backend for FreeBSD
• Rewrite opyum or APTonCD to support libpackagekit and be distribution neutral
• Design a KDE front-end suitable for upstream inclusion
• Profiling for memory and speed with a security review of the packagekitd daemon
• Design of an end-to-end test harness for .rpm and .deb on temporary
  repositories for complete self check

If you are interested in any of these ideas then please email me and I'll give you more details.

PEDRO MACANAS VALVERDE: please stop posting useless random shit on mailing lists. I've warned you before.

I think I've included the right markup, but the current web documentation looks like rubbish.

I really can't convince gtk-doc to recognize that the signals are signals, or to pick up the markup and descriptions that I've so lovingly explained.

Any help really appreciated.

EDIT: Dan Winship to the rescue: it's because your object struct name doesn't have a “_” at the beginning of it ie, it has to be “typedef struct _PkClient PkClient”

I've just done something very stupid: I dropped my laptop.

It must have fell about 30cm onto soft carpet, and now the screen is broken in about 3 places. My excuse is that I've had a super long day at work, and I'm not feeling great, but I'm just so frustrated with myself.

I'm guessing a replacement screen ~= the price of a new laptop, and I just don't have that kind of money right now. Hence, I'll be offline until I can get hold of an external monitor, which, living in a flat the size of a shoebox, might be hard to find a home for.

In a few weeks I'll be starting at Red Hat, where they are buying me a nice work machine, but until then all major hacking will have to be paused.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.

New versions!

PackageKit release notes.
gnome-packagekit release notes.

Tarballs available here.

Dear lazyweb, Anybody know how I can put embedded links (for example http://www.moo.com) into a GtkTreeView? Please tell me I don't need to create my own renderer. Ideas welcome, code snippets or links rewarded with beer. Thanks.

So another year, another great FOSDEM. On Sunday I presented an introduction to PackageKit. The slides are now online for any that missed it.

For those of you I met, it was great to see you. I was really worried I didn't get a chance to say hi to some key people, so if I didn't grab you and say thanks then I apologize, and I hope to shake your hand soon.

Today I released PackageKit and gnome-packagekit 0.1.8.

You really want to update to these if you are using 0.1.7 – which had a nice bug causing pk-update-icon to crash.
PackageKit release notes and gnome-packagekit release notes.

Tarballs available here.

On Sunday I'll be giving a presentation on PackageKit at FOSDEM. It's scheduled for 3:00pm until 3:45pm in Janson. It would be great to see anyone interested in PackageKit there.

After the presentation they'll be questions, and then in the evening, beers.

Today I resigned from my graduate hardware engineer position at BAE Systems. In a little over one months time I will be starting at Red Hat UK, with Jonathan Blandford as my boss. I'll primarily be working on laptop support issues, but with a bit of time spent on PackageKit and other cool stuff. This is a great opportunity for me, and I'm really looking forward to solving new problems. Good news.