Re: XFree86 Build for 1.5.0/1

[Harold L Hunt II <huntharo at msu dot edu>]

Elfyn,

I know we have a dependency on ncurses... and possibly jpeg, png, and/or 
tiff.  However, I think all of those have been updated, no?

Harold

Elfyn McBratney wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, David Rothenberger wrote:
>
>
> > Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> >
> > > I have never subscribed to this mailing list before, but it looks like
> > > this is where the real business of Cygwin takes place.  I started
> > > reading the archives of the 1.5.0/1 discussion today and realized that
> > > some other people might be waiting for me to release an updated build of
> > > XFree86 for 1.5.0/1.  In any case, if I don't start working out the
> > > kinks of such a rebuild I will probably never get it right.
> > >
> > > Just wanted to drop a heads-up here that I will be starting work on this
> > > shortly.  I am now subscribed to the list, so you can reach me here or
> > > on cygwin-xfree with questions/suggestions.
> >
> > I would suggest starting with XFree86-bin, since this contains all the
> > libraries, right?  Once the libraries are released, other people can
> > start compiling XFree86 packages for 1.5.x (or their own X apps).  The
> > actual apps can come along piecemeal after that, I think.
> >
> > I don't think X apps compiled with 1.5.1 against the old 1.3.x X
> > libraries will work.
> >
> > But, I am not a Cygwin expert (IANACE), so hopefully others on this list
> > will correct me if needed.
>
>
> I Am Not A Cygwin Expert? That's a new one of the OLOCA...
>
> Aaah yes. If the XFree86 packages use other packages' libraries then you will 
> have to wait until they are updated before updating the XFree86 packages.
>
> Elfyn