On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 08:16:04 +0100 deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael Lange wrote: > > > Oddly, so far as I have followed this thread, no one seems to > > consider the possibility to try and compile the application from the > > sources. I wonder if the debian developers should quit shipping the > > build system when nobody wants to use it anyway ;-) > > well this was going to be my next suggestion as people are not familiar > with building code, however it is also possible that build fails > because code must be adapted to newer version of libraries. > Sure, that's true, but if one wants to use such a (somewhat dated) app it might be worth a try, and at least it would be a quick one. But iirc the OP was talking about required javascript support which would rule out amaya anyway. To the OP: a quick web search showed another alternative that (iirc) has not been mentioned before, see http://bluegriffon.org/ . I don't know anything about this program, except that it appears to be commercial but open source and they have a deb package available (which may or may not work with debian) and it apparently can be used for free with a somewhat reduced feature set. Regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. Madness has no purpose. Or reason. But it may have a goal. -- Spock, "The Alternative Factor", stardate 3088.7
