FVWM: Re: FVwm 2.2 installation

From: Chen Shizhong-FCHN289 <Shizhong_Chen-FCHN289_at_email.mot.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:48:20 +0800

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Now I want to simplify my question:

1. I download FVWM 2.2 from http://fvwm.math.uh.edu/download.html. The file
name is fvwm-2.2.tar.gz.

2. Untar this file will create "fvwm-2.2" directory in "/usr/local/".

3. Execute "configure --prefix=/usr/local/fvwm > cfg.result" under directory
"/usr/local/fvwm-2.2".

4. Run "make > make.result" under directory "/usr/local/fvwm-2.2".

5. Run "make install > install.result" under directory
"/usr/local/fvwm-2.2".

6. Now there're three directories created in /usr/local/fvwm/: "bin",
"libexec" and "man".

7. Create my .xinitrc and .fvwm2rc according
/usr/local/fvwm-2.2/modules/FvwmSaveDesk/example/xinitrc and fvwm2rc.

8. Relog in with OpenWin session and screen turn dark with nothing on it. I
can only press left button of the mouse and select "Exit FVWM".

My workstation is ultra5, OS is SunOS 5.5.1. I don't know if I describe it
more clearly this time. Do you find something wrong?

 <<cfg.result>> <<make.result>> <<install.result>> <<.xinitrc>>
<<.fvwm2rc>>
Thanks,
Chen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Benoit Champagne [SMTP:chabe04_at_cai.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 10:24 PM
> To: Chen Shizhong-FCHN289
> Subject: FVwm 2.2 installation
>
>
> First, the installation does not automatically install the system.fvwmrc
> file. You must do it yourself. Look at your Makefile or config.log to see
> where
> it should be placed (probably something like /usr/local/etc or
> /usr/local/lib/X11/fvwm or something like that), then copy it there.
>
> I also suggest you copy it over to your $HOME directory renaming it
> .fvwm2rc
> (but check your Makefile again to make sure you did not change the default
> name
> for it). This private copy enables you to modify your own fvwm
> configuration.
>
> As for xpm.h and rplay.h, configure simply check whether you have these
> insalled. If you do FVWM is built to use them if you don't then you won't
> have
> XPM support nor sound. These are not part of the FVWM package; you need to
> get
> them yourself. I think they're available from ftp.x.org but I'm not sure.
>
> Hope this help a little...
>
> Best Regards
>
> ===>Chen Shizhong-FCHN289 writes:
>
> Chen> [1 <text/plain>] Hi,
>
> Chen> I download FVWM 2.2 and built it in my workstation. ( I enclosed
> my
> Chen> config.log file. ) But when I relog in via OpenWin, the screen
> turn
> Chen> dark with nothing on it. Only first button ( left button ) of
> the
> Chen> mouse could pop down a list include "builtin menu" and "exit
> Chen> fvwm". Does anybody know what's wrong on it?
>
> Chen> ( I doubt the installation is not complete because at first time
> Chen> there're a lot of error when building, such as "miss
> <X11/xpm.h>",
> Chen> "can't find rplay.h", "can't find readline.h", etc. I have no
> way but
> Chen> copy the missing files from somewhere. )
>
> Chen> Thanks, Chen
>
> Chen> <<config.log>>
>
> Chen> [2 config.log <application/octet-stream>]
>
>
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