On Sun, 26 Oct 1997, Paul Miller wrote: > > For the most part, everything is compiled only for hamm. Many (most?) > > developers don't have access to machines for compiling libc5-based stuff > > easily anymore, and bo is supposed to be frozen except for security and > > severe bugfix releases. > > Well, just about the only thing I can compile is the kernel.. I want to > at least be able to compile Taper 6.8.2 and all of the KDE packages. I > used to be able to compile Taper, but I can't anymore -- I need to compile > it because the Debian distribution never works with the input fields > (ncurses problem I think) .. and KDE just rules.. I can only compile about > 1/2 of the basic packages (libs, support, base, and games work; net media, > and all of the apps don't).
What development packages do you have installed? You need to upgrade most of the development packages to compile new stuff, I expect you didn't install the new ncurses3.4-dev, etc. -- Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.gate.net/~storm/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .