On Monday 26 February 2001 00:39, you wrote:
> It seems likely that somebody out there knows the answer to my
> question. Perhaps he or she thinks that "All he has to do is insert his
> Mandrake CD, and in KDE click on the RpmDrake icon, and then use the
> special SearchMandrakeCD function, and then pick out the package
> Xfree.this.or.that.some.number and another package called
> Devel.Graph.Lib.Some.Other.Number and start the
> "InstallWhatchamacallitGizmo" and that's it," or that "All he has to do is
> to go to ftp://ftp.linux-mandrake.com/sub/lib/dev/rpm/pack/thisorthat/dir
> and then click on down through the subdirectories, until he comes to the
> right one, in which the package Xfree.this.or.that.some.number and another
> package called Devel.Graph.Lib.Some.Other.Number are, and then download
> them to his hard drive."
>
> It seems unlikey that he or she will tell me about it however. I
> don't know why. Perhaps the answer is considered so simple that I have to
> be an idiot not to know the answer? Perhaps on the other hand the problem
> is too difficult? I don't believe that though. I think most of you
> experienced Linux users could probably solve this in no time, so here it
> goes, one more time:
>
> I have downloaded a tarball with the latest version of AfterStep. In
> order to compile it I need first to install two packages which were not
> installed in Mandrake, even though I chose "everything" when I installed
> Mandrake. Finding and installing these two packages is probably
> ridiculously easy once you know how it's done, but unfortunately I don't
> know how it's done. Perhaps they are on the Mandrake CD. Perhaps there is
> some kind of tool in KDE to find out. I don't know. Perhaps they are at
> the Mandrake FTP site. Perhaps there is even some page on the site which
> contains full instructions concerning what I need and where to find it. I
> don't know. I have tried these things though. I have tried searching the
> Mandrake CD. I have tried using the "RpmDrake" tool. I have tried
> searching at the Mandrake site as well, and I have tried searching at
> www.rpmfind.net. Nothing has produced any results, and it seems that I
> have to conclude that it is not possible to install AfterStep on Linux
> Mandrake -- not possible for me that is. Probably somebody else could.
>
> The first package I am looking for is:
> XFree86-devel-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm According to www.rpmfind.net this
> package doesn't exist. If it does exist however, I don't know where, and I
> don't know how to find it.
>
> The other package I don't even know the name for. It was described to
> me like this: "and I don't know how the other one called, but it should be
> for headers for development with graphics libraries" Apparently he
> considered this sufficient information that somebody who knows more than I
> do would be able to identify this package. I can't even begin to guess
> what this package might be called, even less where to find it. That is
> also why a reply like "Go to www.developerrpms.net and you'll find what you
> are looking for" is no help. If there is such a place it will probably
> have hundreds of rpms and I am too ignorant to be able to figure out what
> the ones I am looking for are named. I am just a newbie.
>
> I am very grateful for all and any help. Thank you.
>
> DRX
http://niteowl.userfriendly.net/linux/RPM/AfterStep.html This URL implies
that the complete AfterStep window manager will install on the file to be
downloaded here. ??? Like you I have looked at all the various sites and
find no devel file for xfree86. Something just isn't right about this. So I
looked in my rpmdrake and lo and behold afterstep is installed on my system.
This then begs the question>> is your install from the internet download or
the two disk commercial set. If it is, I suspect the afterstep files are part
of the commercial PowerPack Deluxe 7 disk set. I don't know of any other
explanation and can't find the files you need to download. Sorry I'm no help.
--
Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842
