On 16 Apr 2004 12:18:40 +0530, Kingsly John wrote: > > +++ Bernard Lang [2004-04-16 00:05:22]: > > > 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 ? > > yes it should build one. > > Ditto with the ones on rpmfind.. just get the source rpm and compile for your > machine... if it compiles on your machine it will definitely run fine! > > rpmbuild --rebuild blah-foo.src.rpm
This is a bad advice, the good advice is to follow the instructions in: http://fvwm.org/documentation/dev_creating_rpms.php Regards, Mikhael. -- 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]
