Re: gkrellm 2.3.6-rc1 release candidate available

On 2014.12.10 18:18, Jack wrote:
> On 2014.11.23 16:36, Stefan Gehn wrote:
>> On 16/10/14 20:31, Bill Wilson wrote:
>> >
>> > It's been a while for me, but it's time for some GKrellM progress
>> > and there's a 2.3.6-rc1 release candidate tarball available:
>> >
>> >     http://gkrellm.srcbox.net/gkrellm-2.3.6-rc1.tar.bz2
>> >
>> 
>> An updated set of Windows packages is now available for testing:
>> 
>> http://www.srcbox.net/tmp/gkrellm-2.3.6-rc1-8-gaef2244-win32.zip
>> http://www.srcbox.net/tmp/gkrellm-2.3.6-rc1-8-gaef2244-win64.zip
>> 
>> The new packages fix two Windows specific problems:
>> - Always-on-top option did not have any effect
>> - Crash on system name display when Windows version was unknown
>> (happened on Win 7 or newer, GKrellM now knows all versions up to  
>> Win 8.1)
>> 
>> The installer is also getting into shape but currently leaves a few
>> empty directories and uninstall.exe around. A complete installer  
>> should
>> not be too far away.
>> 
>> Some feedback on whether these packages work or break would be  
>> appreciated.
> Sorry if I'm being dense, but I don't see the installer in the zip  
> file, so how would I install?  I tried just unpacking, but get errors  
> (either unable to start correctly, or shut down in a nonstandard way)  
> whether I click on any of the exe files or use a shortcut.  Tried as  
> both admin and regular user.
> 
> Also, is speedfan or mbm actually required, or just required to get  
> specific readings?

Sorry - minutes after I sent that, I figured it all out.  Not sure if  
it is intentional, but unpacking into .../ProgramFiles/GKrellM/ worked,  
but elsewhere (using the long name from the zip file) did not.  I also  
found notes on Stephen's site that the external apps (MBM depracated,  
SpeedFan or CoreTemp) are optional.  Initially, at least, it seems to  
work fine.  (Windows 7 Professional, 32 bit, I'll test later on a  
Windows Vista system also.)

Jack