From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 13 17:36:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA26388 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 13 May 1998 17:36:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from castor.loco.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA26285 for ; Wed, 13 May 1998 17:36:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by castor.loco.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA07762; Wed, 13 May 1998 19:55:23 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199805132355.TAA07762@castor.loco.net> Subject: Re: question... In-Reply-To: from ChristmasH at "May 13, 98 05:43:51 pm" To: ChristmasH@aol.com (ChristmasH) Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 19:55:23 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG ChristmasH wrote: > i know that the X window system is compatible with FreeBSD...but i was > wondering if that means you can run any standard run-of-the-mills X > application on X windows and not having to recompile it....i know you have to > do that with some linux applications, but i was wondering if the X windows > system would run an application without any other means of changing the source > code or messing around with it... Thanks again. > They will /all/ require recompilation unless: (1) they're already compiled for FreeBSD or (2) you're emulating a system (e.g. Linux) that they're already compiled for. This is true for "everything", X or not, with the exception of interpreted languages like perl, java or [shudder] basic. On the good side, these apps typically configure and compile on F'bsd with a minimum of fuss. for the standard ones, /no fuss at all/. Building these things out of the ports collection is /really/ painless. Dave -- <----. mail-to: djv@bedford.net <----|=================================== <----' Zber Qnrzbaf, Srjre Qrivyf! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message