On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Patrick Colbeck wrote: > I want to install Gnome on Slink but don't want to scatter new versions of > the libraries (eg gtk) arround anywhere. Does anyone know if you can compile > it like KDE where it looks for all libraries relative to a partciular > install path (eg /usr/local/gnome) so the apps that come with Slink can > continue using the old libraries. Also this would be usefull for cleanup if > when the next release is out (rm -Rf /usr/local/gnome).
Gnome uses GNU configure, I think. So when you untar a package, one of the first things the installation will tellyou to do is "run ./configure" -- you can just run "./configure --prefix==/usr/local/gnome" to make everything end up in /usr/local/gnome. Will -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/ | | PGP Public Key: http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/index.html#pgpkey | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | You think you're so smart, but I've seen you naked | | and I'll prob'ly see you naked again ... | | --The Barenaked Ladies, "Blame It On Me" | --------------------------------------------------------------------------