On Tue, Apr 07, 1998 at 12:29:08PM -0400, Dutch wrote:
>
> Is there a FVWM2 binary that I can just tar xvfz and run?
>
> I dont know about 'make' or c programming, yet. many instructions expect
> this sort of thing, when they talk about libraries, and Imake, and
> makefiles - apparently it is only a reference to a whole other procedure .
>
> If there a clear explanation of make (one that assumes I'm no programmer)
> tell me - I dont mind reading.
Actually, I'd say go for it now and learn how to compile and build.
It's usually pretty simple:
(possibly) edit a config file
then the following commands:
xmkmf -a
make
make install
make install.man
Most of the time you get to sit and watch it work and have little to
do.
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Brian Moore Kill A Spammer For Jesus
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Received on Tue Apr 07 1998 - 11:46:30 BST