On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Shawn Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to install ekiga 3.0 on an opensuse 10.2 system. Using the > sources, i always run into the same issue - a list of dependancies. > > conpile libs - need x, need Y, you don't have Z... > > install X > install Y > --- you don't have A, B, and your C is out of date > > install A,B, update C > install Y > install Z > - your D, E and F are out of date.. > etc... > etc... > > and some days later I get to actually install the Ekiga. > > is this clearly documented anywhere that I could prepare all the pre-req > packages, instead of the hours-long obstacle course I am currently > running through ?
Just a general note here: that's what you'll be going through if you are installing packages from source. Period. Sure maybe a nice overview about all dependencies would make it a _tad_ faster for you, but in the end you still have to go through the same process of installing / updating everything. Running a recent version of your distro (don't know how old exactly 10.2 is but I know there have been at least two releases after that), and preferably using the packaged versions of course alleviates all these issues - that is the point of having a distribution. Sure, ekiga 3.0 is probably not packaged for many distros yet, hopefully it won't take them too long to catch up. ~David _______________________________________________ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list