Re: FVWM: Installing Stable and Non-Stable at Same Time

From: Jake Colman <colman_at_ppllc.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:43:31 -0400

I start fvwm through a VNC xstartup file containing the single line
"../bin/fvwm2&"

How would I use your idea in this scenario?

>>>>> "DE" == Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com> writes:

   DE> Jake Colman <colman_at_ppllc.com> writes:
>>
>> So by simply pointing at the version to be executed, it will find any
>> subordinate files that it needs? It knows whih libexec to look in?

   DE> The ModulePath gets built into the executable.
   DE> So it knows where to find modules.

   DE> There are a few pieces of Fvwm that are obtained thru your PATH
   DE> like FvwmCommand.

   DE> I often run multiple versions of Fvwm, I use a shell to pick
   DE> the right version, and the SHELL puts the version of Fvwm being
   DE> used at the front of the PATH.

>> >>>>> "MG" == Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com> writes:
>>
   MG> On 17 May 2003 22:37:05 -0400, Jake Colman wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I recently installed 2.4.15. I'm curious to see the latest unstable
>> >> release 2.5.x. Can both be installed simulataneously without harm?
>> >> How?
>>
   MG> Say, I have several fvwm source dirs (all from cvs branches) and sever
>> al
   MG> fvwm installations. The current 2.5.x cvs tree is configured as:
>>
   MG> ./configure --prefix /opt/fvwm
>>
   MG> 2.4.x tree:
>>
   MG> ./configure --prefix /opt/fvwm-2.4
>>
   MG> 2.2.x tree:
>>
   MG> ./configure --prefix /opt/fvwm-2.2
>>
   MG> The executable to run is /opt/fvwm/bin/fvwm and so on.
>>
   MG> Regards,
   MG> Mikhael.
>>
>> --
>> Jake Colman

   DE> --
   DE> Dan Espen E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com

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