Re: Why kdelibs4-dev and XFree86 4.3.0 don't play nice together (was: Re: xlibs-pic)

2003-06-04 Thread John Gay
shared objects properly? I suppose that's one of those 'easier said than done' things. Thanks again for the details. It helps me understand what is happening better so I can give better explainations when people ask these questions. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why kdelibs4-dev and XFree86 4.3.0 don't play nice together (was: Re: xlibs-pic)

2003-06-04 Thread John Gay
an >XFree86 upstream though. > Yes, and the X-Strike force certainly do a wonderful job ensuring that XFree86 can support as many arch's as possible. Thanks for the explainations! It's good to know where all these things come from and where they are heading. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why kdelibs4-dev and XFree86 4.3.0 don't play nice together (was: Re: xlibs-pic)

2003-06-04 Thread John Gay
ad. Of course I'd love to read more about this PIC -VS- non-PIC issue and what it means in real terms for Linux and programming in general. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why kdelibs4-dev and XFree86 4.3.0 don't play nice together (was: Re: xlibs-pic)

2003-06-03 Thread John Gay
shared objects properly? I suppose that's one of those 'easier said than done' things. Thanks again for the details. It helps me understand what is happening better so I can give better explainations when people ask these questions. Cheers, John Gay

Re: Why kdelibs4-dev and XFree86 4.3.0 don't play nice together (was: Re: xlibs-pic)

2003-06-03 Thread John Gay
an >XFree86 upstream though. > Yes, and the X-Strike force certainly do a wonderful job ensuring that XFree86 can support as many arch's as possible. Thanks for the explainations! It's good to know where all these things come from and where they are heading. Cheers, John Gay

Re: Why kdelibs4-dev and XFree86 4.3.0 don't play nice together (was: Re: xlibs-pic)

2003-06-03 Thread John Gay
ad. Of course I'd love to read more about this PIC -VS- non-PIC issue and what it means in real terms for Linux and programming in general. Cheers, John Gay

dpkg-reconfigure -VS- XFree86 -configure

2002-10-02 Thread John Gay
favourite Distribution does things. Cheers, John Gay

dpkg-reconfigure -VS- XFree86 -configure

2002-10-02 Thread John Gay
favourite Distribution does things. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: for our X master Branden Robinson

2002-09-03 Thread John Gay
hope you can find the time to answer my e-mail, by the looks of the > posts u are a very > busy person. > There are many people here, but mostly they deal with tracking bugs in Branden's packages. The Debian-user list is a much better place to ask. > Thank You, > Maartin. I know this isn't much help for a newbie, but keep at it. Debian is certainly worth the effort to learn. Cheers, John Gay

Re: [johngay@eircom.net: Re: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit: nonexistent]

2002-07-19 Thread John Gay
On Fri 19 Jul 2002 17:00, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 10:47:19PM +0100, John Gay wrote: > > On Thu 11 Jul 2002 02:18, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > - Forwarded message from John Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > > > > > > > >

Re: [johngay@eircom.net: Re: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit: nonexistent]

2002-07-18 Thread John Gay
On Thu 11 Jul 2002 02:18, Branden Robinson wrote: > - Forwarded message from John Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > I'm sure it's probably something simple, but for the moment it's keeping me > from completing my latest dist-upgrade. > Is there a quick fix fo

Re: [johngay@eircom.net: Re: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit: nonexistent]

2002-07-18 Thread John Gay
On Thu 11 Jul 2002 02:18, Branden Robinson wrote: > - Forwarded message from John Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > I'm sure it's probably something simple, but for the moment it's keeping me > from completing my latest dist-upgrade. > Is there a quick fix fo

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit: nonexistent

2002-07-10 Thread John Gay
x.gz xbase-clients: /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit xfce: /etc/X11/xfce/xinitrc.mwm xbase-clients: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit xbase-clients: /etc/X11/xinit xbase-clients: /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc shows it should be in xbase-clients, but apt does not see it? Even dpkg -i fails with the same. Cheers,

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit: nonexistent

2002-07-10 Thread John Gay
he same. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: xfree86_4.2.0-0pre1v1

2002-06-23 Thread John Gay
On Sun 23 Jun 2002 02:23, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 11:45:16PM +0100, John Gay wrote: > > I jsut finished upgrading to the new x-window-system, but the > > configuration failed? > > [...] > > > (**) GLINT(0): Option "UseFBDev" &

Re: xfree86_4.2.0-0pre1v1

2002-06-23 Thread John Gay
On Sun 23 Jun 2002 02:23, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 11:45:16PM +0100, John Gay wrote: > > I jsut finished upgrading to the new x-window-system, but the > > configuration failed? > > [...] > > > (**) GLINT(0): Option "UseFBDev" &

xfree86_4.2.0-0pre1v1

2002-06-22 Thread John Gay
ling and installing from the sources again. I'll attach /var/log/XFree86.0.log so you can see where it's failing and let me know what I did wrong? Hopefully, to re-compiled stuff will work, Acellerated X is fine, but it's only the demo, and it does not support AA yet. Cheers

xfree86_4.2.0-0pre1v1

2002-06-22 Thread John Gay
hes re-compiling and installing from the sources again. I'll attach /var/log/XFree86.0.log so you can see where it's failing and let me know what I did wrong? Hopefully, to re-compiled stuff will work, Acellerated X is fine, but it's only the demo, and it does not support AA yet. Cheers,

Re: Recommended beer transport protocol ?

2002-06-19 Thread John Gay
don't go with everything, and I haven't really > yet encountered a mixed drink I *didn't* like. ;-) > > I don't have a PayPal accoumt, but I'll let you treat me to a drink if > you're going to DebConf 2 in Toronto next month. :) > Give me a shout nex

Re: xfree86 4.2.0-0pre1v1 available at the X Strike Force

2002-06-16 Thread John Gay
4.2.0 into Debian! And, as Branden has mentioned before, Debian provides the cross-platform testbed for XFree86. The XFree86.org only builds for i386, Debian X Strike Force, especially Branden port it to all the other processors Debian supports! Amazing amount of work when you think about it!

Re: How do I put X on hold?

2002-05-24 Thread John Gay
On Fri 24 May 2002 11:34, Sven Luther wrote: > On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 12:54:22AM +0100, John Gay wrote: > > On Sat 18 May 2002 22:23, Michel D?nzer wrote: > > > On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 23:07, John Gay wrote: > > > > I've got a GVX1 video card, which is only su

Re: How do I put X on hold?

2002-05-24 Thread John Gay
On Fri 24 May 2002 11:34, Sven Luther wrote: > On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 12:54:22AM +0100, John Gay wrote: > > On Sat 18 May 2002 22:23, Michel D?nzer wrote: > > > On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 23:07, John Gay wrote: > > > > I've got a GVX1 video card, which is only su

Re: How do I put X on hold?

2002-05-18 Thread John Gay
On Sat 18 May 2002 22:23, Michel Dänzer wrote: > On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 23:07, John Gay wrote: > > I've got a GVX1 video card, which is only supported by xfree86>4.2.0 so I > > had the sources for 4.2.0 on a CD, so a little reading of Makefiles and > > such I figured o

Re: How do I put X on hold?

2002-05-18 Thread John Gay
On Sat 18 May 2002 22:23, Michel Dänzer wrote: > On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 23:07, John Gay wrote: > > I've got a GVX1 video card, which is only supported by xfree86>4.2.0 so I > > had the sources for 4.2.0 on a CD, so a little reading of Makefiles and > > such I figured o

How do I put X on hold?

2002-05-16 Thread John Gay
he wild! I jsut want to be sure that the next dist-upgrade will not thrash my currently working X. I'd hate to spend several more days building, installing and tweaking 4.2.0 sources again. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

How do I put X on hold?

2002-05-16 Thread John Gay
he wild! I jsut want to be sure that the next dist-upgrade will not thrash my currently working X. I'd hate to spend several more days building, installing and tweaking 4.2.0 sources again. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why XFree86 4.2 Isn't in Woody

2002-04-16 Thread John Gay
lf. Branden has quite a bit of other things to worry about that just how to install on i386, though. Let him work on the quality he's so renowned for and jsut install what you need for yourself. Just my 1.54 Euro's worth. John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

missing fixed fonts?

2001-12-30 Thread John Gay
the rest of X would upgrade and fix itself, but to no avail. I have also removed the other font servers incase they might cause more problems. Thanks for any help that can be offered, and I can copy and append any logs or other files that might be of help in finding the cause of my current X problems. Cheers, John Gay

missing fixed fonts?

2001-12-30 Thread John Gay
the rest of X would upgrade and fix itself, but to no avail. I have also removed the other font servers incase they might cause more problems. Thanks for any help that can be offered, and I can copy and append any logs or other files that might be of help in finding the cause of my current X p

gamma extension in X?

2001-08-10 Thread John Gay
Francis could get the gamma extension in X, he might be able to fix this himself, so, I'm asking the X experts to help creaturelabs improve dockingstation for all Linux users. Cheers, John Gay

gamma extension in X?

2001-08-10 Thread John Gay
Francis could get the gamma extension in X, he might be able to fix this himself, so, I'm asking the X experts to help creaturelabs improve dockingstation for all Linux users. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Remote X-Terminals anyone

2001-01-26 Thread John Gay
r packages. I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I'd thought I'd start here for any ideas or suggestions. Cheers, John Gay

Remote X-Terminals anyone

2001-01-26 Thread John Gay
r packages. I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I'd thought I'd start here for any ideas or suggestions. Cheers, John Gay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]