On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 10:44 -0500, Brian Cameron wrote: > Kaiwai: > > >> Though perhaps someone else might have time to provide you with > >> binaries. > > > > I was hopeing if I was able to get things compiled - I could be just > > that person (providing the binaries) - emcumbered and all. > > I would be happy to help you learn how to do this. > > What do you mean when you say "encumbered and all"?
The patented stuff as well, not just the 'free stuff'. So you can download ffmpeg, mplayer and friends. > >>> I've compiled a couple of things manually (to avoid the whole debacle > >>> with SFE), but it would be nice to be able to actually properly use SFE > >>> for more than just a 'patch reference' and instead automate the > >>> compiling of applications I want. > >>> > >>> Sorry to sound like I'm whinging, but I've pulled out my hair in the > >>> past over such issues. > >> I understand it can be a pain, but by working together to make the > >> CBE work better, we make it easier for the next person. > > > > I'm waiting for my laptop to arrive, once that has, I'll get things > > working and as I stumble accross things - should I post them on here or > > should I email you directly? > > If you have any build problems or questions, please post them to the > desktop-discuss mailing list, and people can help you work through > your problems. > > When you get the binaries built, perhaps you can make them available > on a website so that people can download them to try them out. Yeap, I'll remember that - hopefully it'll arrive today (fingers crossed). Matthew
