This is the first pre-release of Inkscape 0.45. The purpose of this release is to give packagers a package to test their procedures on, so we can identify where problems are in time for the pre1 release. Much work still remains before Inkscape 0.45 can be finalized.
Download here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9...
Please experiment with creating packages (rpms, debs, zips, etc.) of this package and report any problems to the bug tracker.
Here's the issues I already know about:
* NEWS - release notes are not yet complete; we'll replace this with the finalized version later
* About screen is missing. Pending contest.
* keys.de.html is empty. This file was missing, and I created a 0-byte file just so make distcheck will pass. There is a bug in the bug tracker about this.
* For win32 there is a new 'buildtool' for building Inkscape, however the dist packaging notes in Wiki still reflect the old build approach. If other steps should be performed, someone please update the wiki to document the correct steps for the new system.
Bryce