Re: LFS Direction: (Tangent to Get native or die!)

2005-11-17 Thread Jim Gifford
I understand your concerns, as one of the developers of Cross-LFS, we see the following scenario. Since most of stuff is based on LFS, we will feed changes into LFS and LFS will feed changes into Cross-LFS. Both books are different but have a common ground, the final end product. I can speak f

Re: LFS Direction: (Tangent to Get native or die!)

2005-11-17 Thread silverspurg
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Dan Nicholson wrote: On 11/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would ask,"Are either of those truly part of the main purpose of LFS?" That's narrow-minded. Support for those who speak any language isn't That's name-calling. Argument done. All furthe

LFS-6.1.1-pre1 Released

2005-11-17 Thread Matthew Burgess
The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the first pre-release of LFS 6.1.1. This release includes fixes for all known errata since LFS-6.1 was released 4 months ago. You can read the book online at http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/6.1.1-pre1/ or download to read locall

Re: help with kde3.4.2-install error

2005-11-17 Thread lux-integ
the reason this was done was because the clock on the PC-machine I was using was not functining correctly. You can see this from the posting times. I apologise for any inconvenience. On Thursday 17 November 2005 12:39, Randy McMurchy wrote: > bvol wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:04 CST: > > I

Re: LFS Direction: (Tangent to Get native or die!)

2005-11-17 Thread Alan Lord
Dan Nicholson wrote: So, you obviously didn't read Alexander's UTF-8 book or make any attempt at investigation before making this statement. Look at Alexander's book. UTF-8 involves more than a few cosmetic changes from the very beginning. It's not just something you can decide in BLFS and sa

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 09:38 CST: > I don't remember Nupur mentionned /opt. > Gnome-pre-install-config suggest to install in /usr or > in /opt/gnome, and I guess Nupur choose the first > solution. Ahh, I see that now. My bad. -- Randy rmlscsi: [GNU ld version 2.15.94.0.2 2004122

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 09:15 CST: > > > Then, I ran the checked PKG_CONFIG_PATH by echo > $PKG_CONFIG_PATH and > > it returned: > > /usr/lib/pkgconfig/ > > And that is why your initial installation to /opt > didn't work. You > failed t

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 09:15 CST: > Then, I ran the checked PKG_CONFIG_PATH by echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH and > it returned: > /usr/lib/pkgconfig/ And that is why your initial installation to /opt didn't work. You failed to add the additional path into your environment so that the PKG_CON

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, go moko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:06 CST: > > > Another method > > > is to use a variable GNOME_PATH and put everywhere > > > "--prefix=$GNOME_PATH" (as for KDE, if my memory > > is > > > go

Re: LFS Direction: (Tangent to Get native or die!)

2005-11-17 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 11/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would ask,"Are either of those truly part of the main purpose of LFS?" That's narrow-minded. Support for those who speak any language isn't a worthy goal? As long as you're covered I guess. Fact is, UTF-8 support has been a goal for

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:06 CST: > > Another method > > is to use a variable GNOME_PATH and put everywhere > > "--prefix=$GNOME_PATH" (as for KDE, if my memory > is > > good). > > Well, the book already specifies to use > $GNOME_PREF

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:14 CST: > I did that as well. I tried typing the command (without any quotes) > "pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0" > and got the result as /usr. So, I could deduce that pkg-config is > also working fine. After getting the result from this command, I > u

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:06 CST: > Another method > is to use a variable GNOME_PATH and put everywhere > "--prefix=$GNOME_PATH" (as for KDE, if my memory is > good). Well, the book already specifies to use $GNOME_PREFIX for the Orbit installation, might as well suggest to use that

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
> > I think the problem is in pkg-config, not in ORBit. > PKG_CONFIG_PATH must not be initialised properly in > the environment. You can test that by just launching > the command "pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0" > in a shell and see the result. > However, the use of this command to find the

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/17/05, Randy McMurchy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:35 CST: > > > > > I used the backticks. I am using the command > same as mentioned in the > > > book. But now, I have compiled using /usr > instead and it comp

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:35 CST: > > > I used the backticks. I am using the command same as mentioned in the > > book. But now, I have compiled using /usr instead and it compiled > > fine. > > Then, the only thing that can mean

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:35 CST: > I used the backticks. I am using the command same as mentioned in the > book. But now, I have compiled using /usr instead and it compiled > fine. Then, the only thing that can mean is you didn't install the Orbit package. BTW, what version of LFS/

Re: help with kde3.4.2-install error

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
bvol wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:04 CST: > I am experiencing a little difficulty installing kde3.4.2 base. Putting the same message out three times, all exactly the same, by two different user names isn't going to get anyone to help you faster. In fact, in probably works against you. Please

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, Andrew Benton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nupur wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I am getting an error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. > > > > The error is listed below: > > > > configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: > > pkg-config --variable=pref

help with kde3.4.2-install error

2005-11-17 Thread lux-integ
Greetings, I am experiencing a little difficulty installing kde3.4.2 base.   The errors I obtain are in the attached file.  Helpfull suggestions will be gratefully received. Yours sincerely lux-integ #==error installing kdebase (kde3.4.2)=== -D_REENT

help with kde3.4.2-install error

2005-11-17 Thread bvol
Greetings, I am experiencing a little difficulty installing kde3.4.2 base.   The errors I obtain are in the attached file.  Helpfull suggestions will be gratefully received. Yours sincerely lux-integ #==error installing kdebase (kde3.4.2)=== -D_REENT

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Andrew Benton
Nupur wrote: Dear All, I am getting an error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. The error is listed below: configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0 It looks like you didn't use backticks `` when you configured it .

Re: Get native or die!

2005-11-17 Thread Shane Shields
Ali Servet Donmez wrote: Thank you, but please consider that i want to write and save my data in Unicode. Your welcome :) but you must remember that you also quoted "but if it's not possible for now, forget about it" :) You can instead of selecting the latin-5 select utf-8 or something but

error installing kde3.4.2 base

2005-11-17 Thread lux-integ
Greetings, I am experiencing a little difficulty installing kde3.4.2 base. The errors I obtain are in the attached file. Helpfull suggestions will be gratefully received. Yours sincerely lux-integ #==error installing kdebase (kde3.4.2)=== -D_REENT

Re: LFS Direction: (Tangent to Get native or die!)

2005-11-17 Thread silverspurg
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Declan Moriarty wrote: Are there any plans to merge any of these separate streams into the main book? Unicode, particularly, must be the way of the future, like IPV6 must be the way of the future, however badly they are being handled now. I would ask,"Are either of those tr

LFS Direction: (Tangent to Get native or die!)

2005-11-17 Thread Declan Moriarty
Recently, Somebody Somewhere wrote these words > Ali Servet Donmez wrote: > >I'm aware that, LFS does not reccomend or support > >Unicode support; but > >since i'm more confused with every document that i > >read about locales, > >keymaps, lang. supports, iso, UTF etc. this is still a > >valid ques

Re: Get native or die!

2005-11-17 Thread Ali Servet Donmez
--- Shane Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ali Servet Donmez wrote: > > >Hi, > > > ># Information # > > > >I'm succeed with blfs-book-6.1. > > > >I've installed my system almost how lfs says, > besides > >some > >*non-important* programs, just like text editor. > > > ># Get nati

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, go moko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > I am getting an error while configuring > > libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. > > > > The error is listed below: > > > > configure: error: expected an absolute directory > > name for --prefix: >

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I am getting an error while configuring > libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. > > The error is listed below: > > configure: error: expected an absolute directory > name for --prefix: > pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0 > > I have installed ORBit

Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
Dear All, I am getting an error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. The error is listed below: configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0 I have installed ORBit as well as pkg-config successfully. One thing also, I would

Re: Get native or die!

2005-11-17 Thread Shane Shields
Ali Servet Donmez wrote: Hi, # Information # I'm succeed with blfs-book-6.1. I've installed my system almost how lfs says, besides some *non-important* programs, just like text editor. # Get native or die # Since i wanted to avoid possible problems during installation i didn