RE: New package for testing: OpenDX

[Nicholas Wourms <nwourms at yahoo dot com>]

Hi,

Sorry, I beg to differ, the current openssl package is using it to set the
manpath for the ssl manpages and it works fine.  This is a good idea, as
it keeps base configuration files clean...

Cheers,
Nicholas
--- Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi@hkpharma.com> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, it is useless for Cygwin. 
> 
> 
> 
> Suhaib M. Siddiqi, Ph.D.
> 
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> HK Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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> Suite 106
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> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 	cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]  On Behalf Of Nicholas Wourms
> Sent:	Friday, May 24, 2002 3:41 AM
> To:	Harold Hunt; cygx
> Subject:	RE: New package for testing: OpenDX
> 
> Harold,
> 
> It's just an "addon" global .profile script that runs after
> /etc/profile. 
> The reasoning behind this is to allow package vendors to affect
> environmental variables without having to actually patch the current
> /etc/profile.  The syntax is, therefore, exactly the same as you'd
> expect
> from a .profile file.  All one does is make new files
> /etc/profile.d/foo.sh (for bash and sh shells) and
> /etc/profile.d/foo.csh
> (for tcsh and csh shells) containing the environmentals one wnat to set.
> 
> Take, for example, gnome.sh on SuSE Linux:
> #
> #    /etc/profile.d/gnome.sh
> #
> # send feedback to feedback@suse.de
> 
> #
> #  Expanding PATH
> #
> export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gnome/bin
> #
> #  While compiling GNOME programs, we also look into
> #  /usr for libs, includes, etc.:
> #
> export GNOME_PATH=$GNOME_PATH:/opt/gnome:/usr
> 
> #
> #  Setting GNOMEDIR
> #
> export GNOMEDIR=/opt/gnome
> 
> As you can see, all the necessary environmentals for gnome are
> conviently
> located in this file.  If the user uninstalls gnome the variables go
> away.
>  By allowing the modularity in configuration, one saves the headaches of
> dealing with post(un)install setup of new packages.  Now, seeing as how
> I
> just wanted to see what OpenDX was, I'm not the expert on it.  So, I
> don't
> think I'm the best person to "ask" what environmentals need to be setup.
> 
> FWIW, I think it might be advisable to include a similar script with the
> Xfree packages to make sure the user's environmentals are setup so that
> they can use startx, etc...  I hope this helps :).
> 
> Cheers,
> Nicholas
> --- Harold Hunt <huntharo@msu.edu> wrote:
> > Nicholas,
> > 
> > Believe it or not, I have no idea how to write a profile.d... in fact,
> > I've
> > never even heard of one until you just mentioned it.  Perhaps you
> could
> > write one to get me started?
> > 
> > Harold
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> > > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Nicholas Wourms
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:36 AM
> > > To: Harold L Hunt; Billinghurst@msu.edu, David (CRTS); cygx
> > > Subject: RE: New package for testing: OpenDX
> > >
> > >
> > > Harold,
> > >
> > > I've been playing with this one too.  First, the INSTALL document in
> > > /usr/X11R6/doc/dx-4.1.3 is a 0-byte file.  I'm also wondering if you
> > > shouldn't make a /etc/profile.d to setup the necessary environmental
> > > variables?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Nicholas
> > > --- Harold L Hunt <huntharo@msu.edu> wrote:
> > > > David,
> > > >
> > > > Actually I was hoping that Suhaib would see this and tell me what
> to
> > > > fix.  I
> > > > did at one point get an OpenDX window to appear, but I don't have
> > any
> > > > experience with DX to tell if this was the expected window, etc.
> It
> > was
> > > > my
> > > > understanding that OpenDX just has Cygwin support built-in now...
> > but
> > > > you may
> > > > be right that there are platform config files that are missing.
> > > >
> > > > Let me know if you find more information about what to do to the
> > > > package.
> > > >
> > > > I'll cc this to Suhaib's last known address to see if he has any
> > > > comments.
> > > >
> > > > Harold
> > > >
> > > > "Billinghurst, David (CRTS)" <David.Billinghurst@riotinto.com>
> said:
> > > >
> > > > > Harold,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have grabbed this and installed it.  Haven't got it
> > > > > to work yet.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. The 4.2.0 source was released a couple of days ago ;->
> > > > > 2. Need to use /bin/tcsh rather than /bin/csh in
> > > > >    /usr/X11R6/dx/bin/dx
> > > > > 3. The dx script gives up with message "unknown machine type"
> > > > >    It seems to be missing platform specific stuff for cygwin
> > > > > 4. I recall a working cygwin binaries from Suhaib Siddiqi
> > > > >    some time ago - late 2000? - so there must be patches
> > > > >    around.  I will see if I still have it on a CD somewhere.
> > > > >
> > > > > 	David
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Harold Hunt [mailto:huntharo@msu.edu]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 22 May 2002 2:28
> > > > > To: cygx
> > > > > Subject: New package for testing: OpenDX
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I've posted a new package, OpenDX, for testing to the
> > > > sources.redhat.com
> > > > > mirror network.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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