Tom Poe wrote: > > Is this the list of software needed for Lyx? > > # ls > libforms-1.0-release.i386.rpm lyx-1.3.5.tar.gz > xforms.spec > libforms-devel-1.0-release.i386.rpm xforms-1.0.patch > lyx-1.3.5 xforms-1.0-release.src.rpm > <SNIP> - - - > ]# ls > libforms-1.0-release.i386.rpm lyx-1.3.5.tar.gz > xforms.spec > libforms-devel-1.0-release.i386.rpm xforms-1.0.patch > lyx-1.3.5 xforms-1.0-release.src.rpm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lyxdownload]# locate libforms > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lyxdownload]# locate libxforms
you probably need to run updatedb (as root) to update the locate database, because it obviously should have found the files in Lyxdownload. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lyxdownload]# rpm -qa | grep libforms > libforms-1.0-release > libforms-devel-1.0-release <SNIP> > I'm not sure what the next step is, to get ./configure to work. Any > help appreciated. > Tom If you tried the configure after the rpm -qa showed the rpms in place... not sure. I always installed xforms into /opt/xforms-version and pointed the configure to that directory. if you want a possibly easier way out (and unlike me you're not stuck on XForms), lyx can be compiled with qt by passing options to configure. ./configure --with-frontend=qt -- Todd Denniston Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter
