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Re: Cannot run from build directory
- To: Fernando Nasser <fnasser at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Cannot run from build directory
- From: Jim Ingham <jingham at apple dot com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 08:51:06 -0700
- CC: <insight at sources dot redhat dot com>
Fernando,
Thanks for this AND all your other efforts on behalf of Insight!!! I know
pushing this issue forward is in great part your own initiative (and
probably evenings too, though I hope not). It is much appreciated!
Jim
> Jim Ingham wrote:
>>
>> Duane,
>>
>>>
>>> You basically have to install the entire thing.... you have no choice.
>>>
>>> It's *NOT* something you are going to easily be able to fix.
>>>
>>> there are some shell variables, TCL_LIB... or something like that you
>>> can use to point to a directory or two... but that does not solve the
>>> "pre-install" layout -vrs- "post-install" layout of files.
>>>
>>> -Duane, who has been there and done that.
>>>
>>> http://www.franklin.com/ebookman (see what I've been doing)
>>
>> Nooo...
>>
>> I worked really hard to make it so you can run Insight from the build
>> directory. I also had to fix it a whole bunch of times pver the past couple
>> of years. I am no longer in the business of doing this, and it seems it has
>> broken again. Just keep bugging Syd et al, and I am sure they will fix it
>> sooner or later. This really should work.
>>
>
> It works fine on Linux. It is broken on Cygwin (probably one of those
> path-style
> conversions missing).
>
> There was a bug (I fixed last night) that would cause trouble if your source
> tree
> had both itcl/iwidgets2.2.0 and itcl/iwidgets3.0.0 which was hurting Syd but
> apparently has nothing to do with the Windows case.
>
> It is my list of things to fix.
>