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* Teardrop Sky (sky@×××××××××××××××××××××××××××.com) wrote: |
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> [ XF 4.x not always usable ] |
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> |
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> but i want to use XF 3.3.6, and how can i use it (installing from a |
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> source or binary whatever works) and then after installing it, letting |
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> the portage tree know that i *do* have X installed (so it will not |
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> emerge XF4 because it might be a requirement for some other portage |
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> package) |
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I hear this. I run 3.3.6, in order to get maximum performance out of my |
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hardware setup. I did the dirty deed by hand, _after_ disapointment with |
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XF 4.1, overwriting any binaries. So portage sees the X requirement is |
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met. |
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I've really been meaning to ebuild the process up. ( Really trying to |
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find the time) It's two stepped XF336 source and Xpm lib, then there are |
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the xcalc et. al extras to do... |
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Hardest part was finding Xpm lib: |
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http://koala.ilog.fr/ftp/pub/xpm/ |
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No problems since, cept forgot to build xcalc, doh! |
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cheers, |
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Gontran |