On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 11:40:44PM +0530, Kingsly John wrote: > +++ Bernard Lang [2004-04-15 16:43:57]: > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 09:57:12AM +0200, stu wrote: > > > On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:57:17 +0200 > > > Bernard Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > My point was not adressed to you personnally > > It is just that 2.5 has been in the works quite a long time, and > > there is no end in sight. > > I've been using the 2.5 series for nearly 2 years now.. and have probably had > a handful of crashes so far. > > > Since it is considered unstable, it is not packaged for many > > distrib, including the one I use (Mandrake). Though someone gave me > > some brief instructions, it was not precise enough for me to follow. > > Does Mandrake still ship fvwm ?
no ... I do not know why ... and I would like them to ... they might if 2.6 comes out > > I just cannot afford the time to guess how I am supposed to compile > > things, with the right environment. I do other things to contribute > > to free software, and any time I spend on this is essentially wasted > > (since it is of use only to myself). > > Whats wrong with these binary rpms here ? > > http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=fvwm All those intended for Mandrake seem to be version 1.24 I have not tried these ... aren't they old versions > Have you even bothered to try > > rpmbuild -ta fvwm-2.5.10.tar.gz no because no one suggested it to me, and I have never done it. Now, will that build a package that runs with Mandrake, if done in my Mandrake environment ? I will try to see a real manual ... man does not say much ... The reason for my question is that I did download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fvwm-themes/fvwm-2.5.8-2.i386.rpm intended for Red-Hat, that I found on the FVWM site at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. but it did not work (not that I expected very much) > Or alternately you can hire the services of a consultant to package and > install fvwm on your machine! the whole point is that one should not need that. So there may be a pointer to some simple doc missing somewhere. > > I understand that real men use only Debian ... well I am not one of them. > > And what does have to do with anything ? good question, and sorry about this display (no pun intended). Well I found packages for Debian and Red-Hat but that is all. I guess it was just an uncalled for reaction, because too many people, though not here, consider that one should be a hacker to deserve free software. And it does make my life difficult, not so much for myself, but when I try to promote free software. Fvwm happens to be my preferred WM, and has been for many years. But I do not have much time to spend on configuring my linux box. Thanks for replying Bernard -- Non aux Brevets Logiciels - No to Software Patents SIGNEZ http://petition.eurolinux.org/ SIGN [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,_ /\o \o/ Tel +33 1 3963 5644 http://pauillac.inria.fr/~lang/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Fax +33 1 3963 5469 INRIA / B.P. 105 / 78153 Le Chesnay CEDEX / France Je n'exprime que mon opinion - I express only my opinion CAGED BEHIND WINDOWS or FREE WITH LINUX -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
