Also, if you compiled KDE with xfree86-*-threaded installed, and then switched to Apple X11 Beta 1, things would break, because Beta 1 didn't like the threaded stuff (I'm not sure if this has been remedied in Beta 2).
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Kow K wrote: > If you mean KDE failures on X11 beta 1, it's pretty likely that they > were caused by bugs of X11. More specifically, your comment reminds me > of a beta 1's bug related to color depth. KDE apps crashed on the 16 > bit (thousands) color mode, whereas they run smoothly on the 24 bit > (millions) color mode. X11 beta 2 fixed this problem. > > Cheers, > Kow > > On Thursday, Feb 13, 2003, at 09:01 Japan, Mark Stosberg wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > I'd like to report some success installing and using the latest KDE > > packages. I installed karm, korganizer, and kaddressbook to use them as > > standalone applications (without the rest of the KDE experience). > > > > In my previous attempt at this, the applications would compile and > > launch, and then crash when I accessed the menus. This time I'm not > > having this problem. I'm using them with the new Apple .2 X11 server. > > > > I don't think I had to do any significant tweaking in the compile > > process. It went smoothly. It was mostly: > > > > $ sudo fink selfupdate-cvs > > $ sudo fink install karm korganizer kaddressbook > > > > My KDE package versions I'm using are below. > > > > The applications seem more responsive now as well. It seems like they > > used to be sort sluggish to respond. Now they are snappy, about the > > same > > as running the same applications in "normal" Linux X environment. > > > > Mark > > > > -- > > http://mark.stosberg.com/ > > > > > > ||/ Name Version Description > > +++-================-=========- > > ================================================= > > ii kdebase3 3.1-16 KDE - base system > > ii kdebase3-dev 3.1-16 KDE - base development headers and > > libraries > > ii kdebase3-shlibs 3.1-16 KDE - base shared libraries > > ii kdelibs3 3.1-12 KDE - essential libraries > > ii kdelibs3-dev 3.1-12 KDE - essential development libraries > > and headers > > ii kdelibs3-shlibs 3.1-12 KDE - essential shared libraries > > ii kdepim3-base 3.1-12 KDE - kdepim base package > > ii kdepim3-common 3.1-12 KDE - kdepim common files > > ii karm 3.1-12 KDE - time tracker > > ii korganizer 3.1-12 KDE - calendar and scheduling > > ii kaddressbook 3.1-12 KDE - address book manager > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > _______________________________________________ > > Fink-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
