Re: Re: BitPim rpms > 0.7.16 don't work on SuSE Linux

> I need (among other things) "APSW", but there only seems to be a version
> of that for MS-ware. 

No, there is only a binary version for Windows.  There is a source version
for all other platforms and build instructions in the APSW source and
web site.

> It also says to get the source via CVS, but the
> sourceforge CVS Backend is not responding.

First update on 

http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?group_id=1&docid=2352

> The semi-hidden "daily"
> CVS tarball (dated July 6) could be downloaded, but there's no README,
> no makefile, no configure script...

That is because the instructions are on the developer page, there is 
no makefile (this is python code), there is nothing to configure
(err, this is python code).

> >   - Wait until they fix this backwards incompatibility (this
> >     looks unlikely)
>
> Xinerama is an XFree86 thing as far as I know, and a number of distributions
> have dropped Xfree86 for Xorg due to a GPL brouhaha.

There is perfect backwards compatibility going to Xorg from XFree 
except Xorg chose to remove this one symbol.

> >   - I have to build BitPim on yet another version of Linux
>
> I'm surprised if Head Rat hasn't also switched from Xfree86 in their
> current distributions.

No doubt they have, but what does that solve.  I am only prepared to
build on one version of Linux since I have better things to do with 
my time.  I'm not prepared to what the Gaim folks did, with builds
on every version of every distro:

 http://gaim.sourceforge.net/downloads.php

Redhat 9 currently provides the most binary compatibility with all the 
versions of Linux out there which is why BitPim is built on it.

Roger


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