Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-28 Thread James King
The source package I tried unsuccessfully (I'm very new at this, so I'm sure someone else will have a better chance at success) to compile is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/xxxterm/files/xombrero-1.5.0.tgz/download There are anonymous source packages available at https://opensource.conformal.c

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC (builds but segfaults)

2013-05-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On 05/27/2013 09:56 PM, Jonathan Marsden wrote: > sudo apt-get install debhelper libwebkitgtk-dev libgtk2.0-dev > libsoup2.4-dev libgnutls-dev libbsd-dev imagemagick > debuild -us -uc Just in case anyone else is working on this and following along, there's a cd xombrero-1.4.0 needed betwee

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC (builds but segfaults)

2013-05-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On 05/27/2013 09:12 PM, Jonathan Marsden wrote: > Meanwhile, I'll dig out my recalcitrant borrowed iBook G4, and see > what I can get it to do for me. I've just never solved or even fully > understood the (nVidia) video issues it has. But I can probably > install Raring server well enough to ssh

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On 05/27/2013 07:57 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > As the ppc-bios is in .deb format, and my server > runs .yum it was suggested that the binary of ppc-bios could be > extracted from a debian based system and inserted into a yum based > system. (1) On a local Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Debian machine, do wg

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi jonathan, owing to security issues (it is in the posting of my IRC chat) ppa will not build PPC variants. As the ppc-bios is in .deb format, and my server runs .yum it was suggested that the binary of ppc-bios could be extracted from a debian based system and inserted into a yum based system. I

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On 05/27/2013 03:13 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > ... do you fancy trying a build using virtualistaion? Tried, and my first try failed... Following the info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing/PPC&Mac64 I did (on a Ubuntu 10.04 amd64 desktop): sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm qemu-kvm-

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On 05/27/2013 03:13 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > you are a good man :) But those of us who do know who as quiet person > do know that, do you fancy trying a build using virtualistaion? The > server area to do it is not a low resource. it just happens to be > CentOS (RH) system. If you can follow o

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Phill Whiteside
you are a good man :) But those of us who do know who as quiet person do know that, do you fancy trying a build using virtualistaion? The server area to do it is not a low resource. it just happens to be CentOS (RH) system. If you can follow on what inifinty et all said, I'm well up for it :) Rega

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On 05/27/2013 12:14 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > (19:11:24) phillw: cjwatson: they do, but none of the devs have. Well, I *nearly* had a machine to try this on... I was outbid with 2seconds to go on a Mac Mini G4 on Ebay today! Oh well, I'll try again at some point, I expect. Jonathan -- Mai

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi James, will you please use 'reply to all' from the topic. Phill, you are a gentleman among gentleman for going so far out of your way to help. I notice the PPC deb is version 1.4 (and xombrero is at 1.5 now), so if I'm successful compiling and packaging a 1.5, perhaps it could be added to the

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi folks, It is not too often I do ask the release team about things PPC. Thankfully, when I do, they take it as break from normal work and have a bunch of ideas to bounce off and go hunting for stuff. I do ask that you do *not* go asking these people directly, It is a favour that I ask on now an

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread keith
Hi James, That sounds great! I'm anxious to hear how it turns out. Good luck! Keith On May 27, 2013, at 2:13 PM, James King wrote: Keith, Thank you for the link! I was using the other compiling link, and got to a stopping place quickly with ./configure as it says "no such file or direct

[Lubuntu-qa] Compiling Xombrero for PPC

2013-05-27 Thread keith
I would like to try this myself, but my next 2 weeks schedule doesn't allow the time. I found some information which looks helpful: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo Keith -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubs