Re: how do you start up DDD?

Hi David,

>see where?  Where does one look to see the characters
`--enable-builtin-app-defaults' strung together?  Am I to scan the 267 pages
>or whatever of the ddd.pdf manual?  Is this searchable on-line?  Sorry for
being a dunce here; I (and I have to believe others too) need >explicit
instructions when I'm in unfamiliar territory as I am now.

This means you have to give this option while configuring ddd.
So give
1./configure --enable-builtin-app-defaults

Then do a "make"  and "make install".

And also you can see all the configuration options by:
./configure --help.

Hope this helps.All the best...

Regards,
Shaunak


On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:16 AM, David Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi again:
>
>  2.  This still doesn't address the problems I have once I do the make
>> install, namely error messages of the type:
>>
>> mytikas 10> ddd xedit21
>> Error: No `Ddd' application defaults file
>> To resolve this problem, you can:
>> * set the XAPPLRESDIR environment variable to the location of the file
>> `Ddd', or
>> * set the DDD_HOME environment variable to the location of `ddd/Ddd', or
>> * install the `Ddd' file in the X application defaults directory, or
>> * recompile DDD with builtin app-defaults file;
>>  see the `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' option for details.
>> mytikas 11>
>>
>> The error message above suggests 4 remedies. Try one of them. Given your
>> level understanding of software development, my guess is the last
>> recommendation will be the best for you.
>>
>
>
> Well that's part of the problem.  I don't understand *any* of the suggested
> fixes.  When it says to
>
> see the `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' option for details
>
> see where?  Where does one look to see the characters
> `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' strung together?  Am I to scan the 267 pages
> or whatever of the ddd.pdf manual?  Is this searchable on-line?  Sorry for
> being a dunce here; I (and I have to believe others too) need explicit
> instructions when I'm in unfamiliar territory as I am now.
>
> Thanks again for your time!
>
> Cheers, David.
>
>
> David A. Clarke
> [email protected]
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