* Update the list of known issues, and add a new bug

* Mention the gnome_upgrade.sh script as a way to upgrade from GNOME 2.4 to
  2.5.
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<!ENTITY base CDATA "../..">
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/docs/develfaq.sgml,v 1.8 2004/01/03 05:59:17 adamw Exp $">
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/docs/develfaq.sgml,v 1.9 2004/01/06 17:37:51 marcus Exp $">
<!ENTITY title "FreeBSD GNOME Project: GNOME Development Branch FAQ">
<!ENTITY % gnomeincludes SYSTEM "../includes.sgml"> %gnomeincludes;
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here</a>, and a man page on useing the script is available
<a href="http://www.marcuscom.com/marcusmerge.8.html">
here</a>. This script will merge the development ports tree
into your main ports tree. From there, you can use
<a href="/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q6">portupgrade</a> to stay
into your main ports tree. From there, you can download
the <a href="http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/gnome_upgrade.sh">
gnome_upgrade.sh</a> script to aid in upgrading from GNOME
2.4 to &gnomedevelver;. Once you are running GNOME
&gnomedevelver;, you can use <a
href="/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q6">portupgrade</a> to stay
up-to-date.</p>
<p>The long answer is that keeping up-to-date with the GNOME
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<li style="padding-bottom: 0.5em"><a name="q7"></a>
<p><b>What is the current state of development GNOME on FreeBSD?</b></p>
<!-- A7 -->
<p>Development versions of the entire GNOME &gnomedevelver; desktop environment are
available, and they all compile cleanly.</p>
<p>Development versions of the entire GNOME &gnomedevelver; desktop
environment are available, and they all compile cleanly.</p>
<p>Most of the components of <tt>x11/gnome2-fifth-toe</tt> have working
development versions. None of the apps that use the C++
bindings work yet; the C++ bindings themselves are there, but
none of the Fifth Toe apps will currently compile against them.</p>
<p>After updating to libgnomeui-2.5.2, some ports may refuse to build
You may also notice some components are unable to load their
icons.</p>
<p>Users may not be able to logout under GNOME 2.5.1. The symptom is
the desktop hangs after selecting Actions->Log Out. The
workaround is to disable "Prompt on logout" under
Applications->Desktop Preferences->Advanced->Sessions.</p>
<p>After updating to libgnomeui-2.5.2, some components (e.g.
gnome-panel) are unable to load their icons.</p>
<p>Desktop icons have read-only emblems. It is said this only
happens for users in the wheel group.</p>
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<li><a href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129349">
#129349</a>: [gnome-terminal] keybindings don't work if menu bar
isn't visible</li>
<li><a href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=131828">
#131828</a>: [gnome-vfs] file type taking precedence over extension
type</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>