Re: [Plug] Chimera Install

[Kyle Burton <mortis@voicenet.com>]

install them.  What distribution do you have/how did you install X?


k

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On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Brent R. Matzelle wrote:

> There is a Imakefile in the install directory.  The error is that the program
> (xmkmf) isn't on my computer.  I don't think that I have the X development
> tools installed, which is probably my problem.  What should be my next course of
> action then?
> 
> On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > 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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> > > divorce. 
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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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