Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 06:31:33 -0700 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> Cc: Matt Behrens <matt@zigg.com>, Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Netscape pkg silently requires compat22 Message-ID: <199907121332.GAA12063@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "12 Jul 1999 06:26:44 %2B0200." <xzphfnaijcr.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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In message <xzphfnaijcr.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav
writes:
> Matt Behrens <matt@zigg.com> writes:
> > The same thing happens with the latest binary builds from Netscape
> > (which I presume the CD package is merely a repackaging of.) My
> > guess is Netscape is still using an a.out 2.2 machine to do the
> > builds.
>
> Not necessarily, but Navigator/Communicator uses Motif and there is
> currently no Elf version of Motif for FreeBSD, so Netscape is forced
> to build and distribute a.out binaries.
Apps2go sells a downloadable Motif 2.1 package for FreeBSD 3 and
Metrolink sells a CDROM with Motif 1.2, 2.0, and 2.1 for FreeBSD 3 on
it. You can install what you want from Metrolink's CDROM or
intelligently install "secondary" versions in some other directory like
/opt. The reason for this is that in most cases Motif 2.1 will work,
however in one case I've personally come across, the author of one
application (Xdir) uses a Motif 1.2 widget that is broken in Motif 2.x.
I highly recommend the Metrolink product.
I don't know of any other vendors selling Motif for FreeBSD ELF.
Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437
Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766
Open Systems Group Internet: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca
ITSD Cy.Schubert@gems8.gov.bc.ca
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