Re: [osol-discuss] Re: BeleniX 0.6 Released

Moinak Ghosh wrote: In addition apart from complete SVR4 packaging for ON base already present in 0.6, next release will also add packaging for more FOSS stuff - aim is to get full packaging done by 0.7. I guess at some point, you would reach a point where you can't have everything on a

[osol-discuss] Re: Culprit: OpenSolaris Jive

Oops, the name "Harry Hu" should have been --Harry (Ning) Fu--. Apologize. I don't know why the jive team blocked my previous message. This is very stupid. I am pissed off. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: BeleniX 0.6 Released

ken mays wrote: I've been testing Belenix 0.6 for almost a week and I only a few things (right now) I'd like to see fixed: 1. Evince 0.4.0 - update to Evince 0.9.0 2. GIMP 2.2.10 - update to GIMP 2.3.16 3. KDE 3.5.1 - update to KDE 3.5.7 4. ksh93 features comparable to other ports The move to G

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: BeleniX 0.6 Released

Anil Gulecha wrote: On 5/27/07, *Al Hopper* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: On Sat, 26 May 2007, ken mays wrote: > I've been testing Belenix 0.6 for almost a week and I > only a few things (right now) I'd like to see fixed: > > 1. Evince 0.4.0 - upd

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: BeleniX 0.6 Released

On 5/27/07, Al Hopper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, 26 May 2007, ken mays wrote: > I've been testing Belenix 0.6 for almost a week and I > only a few things (right now) I'd like to see fixed: > > 1. Evince 0.4.0 - update to Evince 0.9.0 > 2. GIMP 2.2.10 - update to GIMP 2.3.16 > 3. KDE 3.5

[osol-discuss] Re: BASH as root shell

I do admit that Solaris is a state of the art UNIX system, that is why I am making myself very comfortable.. For now, I am getting used to using SH as the root shell, :D Well, it really takes a lot of practice.. :D However, I do understand the risks of changing the root's default shell... :D :Sm

[osol-discuss] Re: Culprit: OpenSolaris Jive

> http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=3 > 1349&tstart=0 > > After working with Harry Hu 36 hours a day (the > Hawaiian time is 18 hours behind Beijing) for a > couple of days we finally figured out that the > problem is only specific to OpenSolaris jive (i.e., > the OpenSolaris fo

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: BeleniX 0.6 Released

On Sat, 26 May 2007, ken mays wrote: I've been testing Belenix 0.6 for almost a week and I only a few things (right now) I'd like to see fixed: 1. Evince 0.4.0 - update to Evince 0.9.0 2. GIMP 2.2.10 - update to GIMP 2.3.16 3. KDE 3.5.1 - update to KDE 3.5.7 4. ksh93 features comparable to othe

[osol-discuss] Culprit: OpenSolaris Jive

In a separate thread, I described that the Chinese locale looks "ugly". What I have observed is, basically, when I switched to the zh_CN locale, the English (western) fonts changed to "monospace", disregard of whatever was set (either Helvetica or Arial) as the preference. See: http://www.ope

RE: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

> I think this problem is more easily addressed for first > time uses by making sure the default shell environment > has command line editing; AFAIK, they all allow both ^H and > ^? to delete the character to the left of the cursor. Indeed, `tcsh` will handle both. However, this annoyance can rea

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: BeleniX 0.6 Released

I've been testing Belenix 0.6 for almost a week and I only a few things (right now) I'd like to see fixed: 1. Evince 0.4.0 - update to Evince 0.9.0 2. GIMP 2.2.10 - update to GIMP 2.3.16 3. KDE 3.5.1 - update to KDE 3.5.7 4. ksh93 features comparable to other ports The move to GIMP 2.3.16, KDE 3.

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working

> When you are on a PC keyboard, do you really use the > delete key rather > than the backspace? Given that some combinations of terminal emulators and rlogin or ssh and remote system behavior don't properly carry forward whatever one's local behavior is, I've dealt with things that seem to switc

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working

Richard L. Hamilton wrote: But since everything nowadays is either about tolerance as the maximum virtue on the one hand, or (inconsistly enough with that!) about the absolute power of the majority on the other, as long as it's possible to choose a default, I suppose I should be content with that

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working

> Richard L. Hamilton wrote: > >> Technical correctness should be thrown out in the > >> name of popularity. > >> > > > > I tend to think that technical correctness is a > higher virtue than consensus, > > popularity, ergonomics, or any other darn thing, > and anyone who disagrees > > is simpl

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What is the default for GNOME Terminal in Solaris? > (As seen when you hit "set compatibility options to defaults) > > Backspace generates ASCII DEL > Delete key generates "Escape Sequence". > > So what's up with that? > > In the default user environment, the

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: backspace key not working on Java

Krister Joas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess this shows that my preference is DEL but I assume the steps > would be similar for people preferring BS. It shouldn't matter > though because I hardly ever notice which mechanism is used. I guess that using DEL for erasing characters is the

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do we have now in Solaris? Erase defaults to ^?? What is the default for GNOME Terminal in Solaris? (As seen when you hit "set compatibility options to defaults) Backspace generates ASCII DEL Delete key generates "Escape Sequence". So what's up w

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java

Richard L. Hamilton wrote: Technical correctness should be thrown out in the name of popularity. I tend to think that technical correctness is a higher virtue than consensus, popularity, ergonomics, or any other darn thing, and anyone who disagrees is simply pandering. Sorry, when the k

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java

>> Technical correctness should be thrown out in the >> name of popularity. > >I tend to think that technical correctness is a higher virtue than consensus, >popularity, ergonomics, or any other darn thing, and anyone who disagrees >is simply pandering. Nah, Pi can be three if you want :-) >it w

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java

> Technical correctness should be thrown out in the > name of popularity. I tend to think that technical correctness is a higher virtue than consensus, popularity, ergonomics, or any other darn thing, and anyone who disagrees is simply pandering. But since the power to enforce that without having

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

> >> As others have said, xmodmap or similar may be your friends. > >I have handled this *annoyance* for years with > >stty erase ^H > >or > >stty erase ^V^H > >interactively. I think this problem is more easily addressed for first time uses by making sure the default shell environment has comma

Re: [osol-discuss] Building opensolaris debug bits

Moinak Ghosh wrote: Manoj Joseph wrote: Hi, I am trying to build a opensolaris kernel module. When I run make on usr/src/uts/intel/foo the non-debug bits get built. How do I build the debug bits (something along the lines of nbuild -D)? Yes, I know I can run the nightly. But, I do not what

Re: [osol-discuss] Building opensolaris debug bits

Manoj Joseph wrote: Hi, I am trying to build a opensolaris kernel module. When I run make on usr/src/uts/intel/foo the non-debug bits get built. How do I build the debug bits (something along the lines of nbuild -D)? Yes, I know I can run the nightly. But, I do not what to rebuild the entir

[osol-discuss] Building opensolaris debug bits

Hi, I am trying to build a opensolaris kernel module. When I run make on usr/src/uts/intel/foo the non-debug bits get built. How do I build the debug bits (something along the lines of nbuild -D)? Yes, I know I can run the nightly. But, I do not what to rebuild the entire workspace. -Manoj