Xconq 7.3 branch created!

Keir Novik K.E.Novik@qmw.ac.uk
Mon Jun 12 07:46:00 GMT 2000


> Keir Novik wrote:
>
> > why /var/lib instead of /usr/local/lib ?

Stan Shebs replied:

> This is part of the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard" (FHS) - /usr is
> supposed to be able to be read-only, so programs mustn't expect to write
> on it by default.  /var is the home of common writeable stuff. 

Okay, fine by me.

> > Finally, my "make install" dies with
> > 
> > make[2]: Entering directory `/keir/apps/cvs/xconq/images'
> > Makefile:56: *** missing separator.  Stop.
> > 
> > (I use "./configure --with-xpm --prefix=/keir/apps")
> 
> Could you send me a copy of the makefile please?  I tried this
> configure (but with /tmp instead instead of /keir/apps) and got
> no complaints from the install.

Sorry my fault -- I didn't notice a conflict in the cvs update.  Fixing
that removed the error.

 - KN



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