On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:53:07 +0800, csj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> At Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:21:37 +0200, > Nicos Gollan wrote: > > [...] > > > Everyone working on and packaging X has my deepest respect if > > that helps. :-) However, that doesn't mean that I can recommend > > it to anyone; it's such a convoluted thing. Some time back, I > > was playing with the R200 DRI drivers and recompiled the whole > > mess on a regular basis. It was always a tedious procedure, > > including removing one line from a Wacom tablet driver that > > made the compiler throw up for unknown reasons. > > [...] > > > Just thinking about hacking that monster in different parts > > like xlibs, xserver etc. makes me shudder. Is there a "mental > > state" of the X maintainers somewhere? :-P > > I tend to compile every official Debian XF86 release (and some > unofficial "experimental" ones as well). I'm no hacker but I'm > able to build almost every one of them. So I don't think it's > that "terrifying", at least as far as the apt-get'able Debian > source packages are concerned. ..ok, I can do decent rpms the "rpmbuild -ta" way, never tried to build X or DRI rpm's though, debs is as easy? (Have Mach64 ugh cards.) > Now if you're talking about building OpenOffice... ..<plugs-ears-n-ducks/> ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
