Re: Configuring a Checked out Zinf

Steve Holmes <[email protected]> writes:

> I'm using autoconf 2.57, gcc 3.2 and GNU make 3.80.
>
> I started out this monumental project by download and configuring and
> compiling zinf-2.2.4.tar.gz; that's when the trouble began.  I got the
> error about symbol context being undeclared.  I don't run X on my box
> so don't wanna install all that X related crap like gtk and getext and
> whatever else.  

gettext is not X related, BTW.

> I was told that the cvs version had a bug fix around the requirement
> for gtk.  I'm guessing that if the CVS version had an existing
> configure script like the tarball does, I could have jumpped off
> from there more easily.  Would it be possible to just put the
> configure script in the CVS versions? 
>
No, we don't put generated files in CVS. Weekly tarball snaphots would
be an option, though. Let's see what the others think about that.

Regards, Andy
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