On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 14:49 +0200, Juergen Spitzmueller wrote:
> I don't have such problems. The only one is bug 1954.
Thanks Jürgen: today I have installed a fresh Ubuntu in order to have a
working dev environment again. Even better, I went for a run in the
park while it installed, and it was sunny.
While I was waiting for my fresh LyX to compile on my new Ubuntu system,
I wrote the following:
LyX baby, there is a limit
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Sweetheart, I'm sorry. I blame you for things that aren't really
your fault. For instance, today I had to install a fresh Ubuntu
because my old one was so confused about which libc/gcc it was
using that it produced an extra special version of lyx-gtk that
crashes when you try to view Help->About. And now, when you say
you can't find the xforms or Xpm libs, are you myopic or is the
nasty fresh Ubuntu installation playing tricks on you? But
please at least try; when I tell you where the libs are, don't
keep complaining you can't find the X libs. They're there.
Really honey, just take another look.
So I know it's been a tough day and we're both tired. But we're
not going to bed until we've finished what we started. That
means I'm going to sit here grinding my teeth while my new
system compiles you.
I know it's not comfortable. I understand that there are things
you'd rather be doing. Do you think I don't hear those other
guys when they talk about their GCC 4.0 and quad-opteron
machines? Don't you think I wish I could give you that too?
Please understand that I'm trying to do my best for you.
But you have to understand why I'm angry. I'm angry because I
had hopes about what we could do together today - I wanted to
get the new reference dialog finished. It's not even my own work
for the most part, but whoever wrote it to begin with is gone,
and here we are, you and I. So when we couldn't do that today, I
was upset. Even if we stay up and still do it, it won't be the
same now. Perhaps if you'd put just a little bit more of a brave
face on it we could be relaxing and watching the compilation
output go by together, instead of going through all of this for
what seems like the thousandth time.
Everything will seem better tomorrow. I promise. This would be a
lot easier if you would try to trust me. Trust me that I have
the libraries: don't sit and complain when you could be helping
me look! But no, you don't believe me, and when I come back down
here tomorrow morning here you'll sit still, as sullen as you
are now, waiting for me to deliver what I can't possibly
deliver.
Okay, I can see I'm upsetting you. I'm sorry. I'm going to go
and get something to eat now, and when I come back perhaps
you'll be more settled and we won't have to continue this. Don't
go anywhere, okay?
Tomorrow will be a better day.
John
