Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-24 Thread Marcelo E. Magallon
On 23 Feb 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Marcelo> stuff like that. I modified it to use /etc/GNUstep/Defaults > Marcelo> (sue me, I didn't ask here first -- now I realize I should > Marcelo> have) > > Huh? There is an misunderstanding here. /etc/GNUstep/Defaults > is great -- it is

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-24 Thread Kai Henningsen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gregor Hoffleit) wrote on 21.02.98 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Vincent Renardias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Christian Schwarz wrote: > > > distributions. Frankly speaking, this looks a bit like the > `C:\WINDOWS' > > > approach: just add a new directory

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Marcelo" == Marcelo E Magallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Marcelo> wmaker's author likes GNUstep. He made wmaker Marcelo> GNUstep-happy. He wants to install things in Marcelo> /usr/GNUstep/Defaults or /usr/share/GNUstep/Defaults, and Marcelo> stuff like that. I modified it to use /etc/GNU

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-24 Thread Marcelo E. Magallon
On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Gregor Hoffleit wrote: > I had packaged a previous snapshot, but ran into similar problems. I > came up with the issues on debian-policy, but got no responses. I second > your observations: GNUstep is not compatible with FHS/FSSTND and it has > good reasons to do so. Making it

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Marcus" == Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Marcus> And this rises the question if X *has* to reside under Marcus> /usr/X11R6... (/usr/X11R6 ha bin, include,lib and man. Nothing Marcus> that couldn't be put elsewhere, one would think. Please don't Marcus> flame me if I am comple

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-22 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sat, Feb 21, 1998 at 06:00:19PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > >>"Vincent" == Vincent Renardias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Vincent> I remember this discussion. The main difference is that KDE > Vincent> is not a standard (not yet at least ;) while OPENSTEP has > Vincent> been norma

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Vincent" == Vincent Renardias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Vincent> I remember this discussion. The main difference is that KDE Vincent> is not a standard (not yet at least ;) while OPENSTEP has Vincent> been normalized in 1994. GNUstep inteding to be OPENSTEP Vincent> compliant I guess we a

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-21 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
Vincent Renardias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Christian Schwarz wrote: > > So why are all these `desktop environments' designed so that they > > _need_ to have everything in a single directory hierarchy? This looks > > to me as they see themselves as `pure add-ons' to other op

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-21 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Christian Schwarz wrote: > Note, that we had a similar discussion with the KDE packages before. KDE > wanted to install into /opt. After the discussion, the KDE packages have > been changed by the Debian maintainer (this was surely a lot of work) but > I think it was worth it

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-21 Thread Christian Schwarz
On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Gregor Hoffleit wrote: [snip] > I had packaged a previous snapshot, but ran into similar problems. I > came up with the issues on debian-policy, but got no responses. I second > your observations: GNUstep is not compatible with FHS/FSSTND and it has > good reasons to do so. Ma

Re: GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-21 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
You wrote: Hello, I'm currently packaging the GNUstep developement environment (primarily for my own use by now, but I may release it in experimental if some people are interested. However, the email I sent to the person listed as working on it in the WNPP bounced, so I

GNUstep and /usr/GNUstep...

1998-02-20 Thread Vincent Renardias
Hello, I'm currently packaging the GNUstep developement environment (primarily for my own use by now, but I may release it in experimental if some people are interested. However, the email I sent to the person listed as working on it in the WNPP bounced, so I may end up actually maintaini