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Re: [Plug] Chimera Install
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This will also fail if you dont have the development packages for X
installed. Thats the first thing to check. By default, many times
the development headers/files for X are not installed to save space.
This of course means that you cant build X programs from source.
J.
When I grow up, I wanna be more like me.
I had a clue. I didn't like it. I took it back and exchanged it for an
attitude.
On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Kyle Burton wrote:
> well, I dont' know if this answers your question, but...
>
> xmkmf is part of Imake, which in turn is part of XF86. They are a cross
> platform way of producing makefiles.
>
> A newer better method is using automake/autoconf, which produces the
> configure scripts everyone has doubtless seen when building software under
> linux.
>
> Imake uses it's own format. xmkmf tries to take the Imakefile, and
> produce a makefile from it.
>
> Do you have the Imakefile? Did Chimera come with one? Perhaps their
> documentation isn't up to date with what they're doing with the software...
>
> k
>
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> On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Brent R. Matzelle wrote:
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > I'm trying to install the Chimera 2.0 alpha web browser but it's asking me to
> > run:
> >
> > xmkmf -a
> >
> > ... which isn't working. How can I fix this?
> >
> > Brent R. Matzelle
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