Re: debian-xemacs-version: Symbols' value as variable is void

[Josef Oswald <oswald@chello.at>]

Glyn Millington <glyn@millingtons.org> writes:

> Josef Oswald <oswald@chello.at> writes:
>
>>> 3. Installed 21.4.6 from my cd, checked o the compile options used by the
>>>    debian compilers - saved the list as  a file.
>>
>> Do I need to make this file into a executable file (like a script?)
>
> Oh no!   Use it to till you what options to feed to configure when you
> are building the xemacs source ie
>
> ./configure --with-sound=none,native '--cflags=-O2 -g -Wall' --with-x11
> --extra-verbose --with-site-lisp --prefix=/usr/local
> --error-checking=none --debug=no --dynamic --without-postgresql
> --with-gpm=no --with-scrollbars=lucid--with-menubars=lucid
> --package-path=/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages --with-pop
> --mail-locking=flock

Thanks :-) Of course I knew I have to adjust it to my own system, the
reason I asked if I could use it as a script is because somewhere I
read one can use a file to tell ./configure all the options, now I
read in a linux-book one can feed files to commands. ie:
./configure < config-options (config-options is said file) will test
it later today...

>
> or ad libitum
>
>>> 4. Removed 21.4.6 completely, 
>> aptitude will take care of this, I think? 
>
> Oh yes ;-)
>
> apt-get --purge remove xemacs*       will get the lot!
>
>>
>>> and downloaded source for 21.4.9 and the sumo package from xemacs.org
>>> (mirror actually) 
>>
>>>
>>> 5. Built this using the config options described in 3 above, but instead
>>>    of make install as the final step used the checkinstall program to
>>>    make .deb package
>>
>> Could you please tell me  _what_ the correct name for the checkinstall
>> program is, as 'apt-get install checkinstall' tells me there is no
>> package by that name. 
>
> Ah yes, I'd forgotten that bit! It is availabvle in testing or unstable
> or you can get the latest in an "unofficial"debian package at

It was/is in _testing_ ( just got it with "apt-get install checkinstall")

>
> http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/
>
>> but I have played around with a few distros so far, but I liked Debian
>> still the most, even for a complete dummy like myself.
>
> Stick with it!!

Certainly as _most_ problems I encounter are mainly caused trough _lack_
of _knowledge_ :-) 

Thanks again for your help.


>
> hth
>
> Glyn

 
Josef Oswald oswald@chello.at 
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