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Re: Xconq 7.3 branch created!
- To: Stan Shebs <shebs at shebs dot cnchost dot com>
- Subject: Re: Xconq 7.3 branch created!
- From: Keir Novik <K dot E dot Novik at qmw dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:46:33 +0100 (BST)
- cc: xconq7 at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
> 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