On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 01:02:07AM -0000, Thomas Dickey wrote: > Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 10:55:51PM -0000, Thomas Dickey wrote: > >> Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > can anyone tell me how to build an xterm with 256 colors using the > >> > debian source package? I'd just like a bit more flexibility -- and > >> > I'd like to have the off-the-shelf values for emacs highlighting work > >> > when I'm in a terminal. > >> > >> The simplest way is to use the configure script which is part of the > >> sources (see the INSTALL file for a summary of options). > >> > >> The XFree86 xterm supports ANSI color and VT220 emulation > >> There's an faq at > >> http://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.faq.html > >> ftp://invisible-island.net/xterm/ > >> > > > thanks for this... I'm a bit confuseed about the deb-src package for > > xterm. As you probably know, apt-get source xterm downloads files > > named xfree86-4.2.1*. The implication is that one needs to build the > > whole of xfree86 in order to make a debian package; and following the > > instructions from the debian reference manual, namely: > > Not exactly (I don't make any of those packages, but frequently compile > xterm on systems where they're installed). Looking at the stuff I've > installed, it appears that xlibs-dev and libxaw6-dev is what you need to > be able to do this. So making a package shouldn't require anything more > (except of course the package-building-packages) than what I need to > compile xterm. After all, they're not incorporated into xterm's package.
so, here's my confusion: the files downloaded by apt-get source xterm are: xfree86_4.2.1-15.dsc xfree86_4.2.1-15.diff.gz xfree86_4.2.1.orig.tar.gz when everything's untarred, I end up with a huge source tree for xfree86, which in fact will not compile on my machine as it currently is set up. So it seems like I can't use the "Debian Way". But surely this should be possible for something as fundamental as xterm, right? I suppose I could just 'make install' but I am hesitant to do so. anywya, if anyone has successfully made xterm deb's Iäd love to hear about it. matt > > > sooo... should I now just make, make install a custom xterm -- or is > > there in fact a way to make a .deb of xterm without building the whole > > xfree86 suite? > > It depends on whether you want to learn how to make packages (or just > get xterm built). > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
