Re: patch for MaxSwallow
ECLIPSE Webmaster (reverett@raex.com)
Fri, 05 Jun 1998 21:25:28 -0400
David,
Another stupid question:
I don't know what an RPM file is or how to use it. I think it's
got something to do with RedHat Linux 5.0.
I am using Slackware linux and I don't have the newest librarys.
Can I use .rpm's and if so how, or, steer me to instructions on
the web.
Thanks,
Randy
David Mihm wrote:
> No problem, you aren't bothing me. :) You'll need the src
> (tar.gz) from ftp.afterstep.org or the src.rpm and then you'll have to
> configure/compile it yourself to get this functionality from the patch OR
> you can grab the ...-MSG-...i386.rpm from ftp.afterstep.org/pub/devel/
> (I think that's the directory) and then you can simply use the rpm to
> install this feature (FullSwallow).
> I'd like to hear if these worked for you, so which ever direction
> you take, drop me a line so I know one of them worked. :)
>
> Happy AfterStep'in
>
> On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, ECLIPSE Webmaster wrote:
>
> > David,
> >
> > I'm sorry to be such a bother, but, I don't have a wharf directory or a
> > wharf.c file anywhere.
> > I'm using version 1.4.5.0
> > I have two places afterstep appears:
> > 1. /GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/
> > 2. /usr/share/afterstep/
> >
> > In /G/L/A/src, there is no wharf directory
> > I have been unable to find any file to use the patch on.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Randy Everett
> >
> > David Mihm wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, ECLIPSE Webmaster wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dave,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for comming to the rescue with the MaxSwallow patch.
> > > > A few questions though, I have never used a patch before.
> > > > 1. where do I put the patch ?
> > > > 2. do I make the patch executable ?
> > > > 3. what command is used to apply the patch ?
> > > > 4. what else have I not asked that I would need to
> > > > know to apply the patch.
> > > > Randy
> > > Heh, did you happen to see the first few lines of the patch ? All you need
> > > to do is save the patch from yr email, then mv it to the wharf directory
> > > under the untarred AS src tree (/usr/local/src/AfterStep/src/wharf
> > > possibly). The patch is a text file read by the patch exe as described at
> > > the top of th patch. After you finish patching, do a:
> > > find . /-name *.rej
> > > and if it finds something you might need to pull up yr sleeves and go into
> > > the .c files yrself and do it manually, but we'll not cross that bridge
> > > til we come to it. :)
> > > HTH
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