Re: Where is libXt?

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

>> > Is the Xfree86 version of xc/lib/Xt available as a separate project?
>>
>> Not yet; we haven't found anyone willing to build and maintain that
>> library.  If you have a hankering to help, this would be a good place to
>> contribute.
>
>On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Jim Gettys wrote:
>> We don't package libraries or other stuff unless we have
>> an identified maintainer for the package.
>>
>> Do you want to be the Xt maintainer?
>
>Hello Jim and Keith,
>
>Yes, I can help be the maintainer for libXt.
>
>I can fetch the CVS from xfree86.org for xc/lib/Xt. Should I start with
>the MAIN branch. Or should I start with a certain tag? (Or should I just
>start with X430src-1 tarball?)

Retaining full CVS history has value.  you can take a mirror of 
the Xt subdir of XFree86 and drop the repository files (as 
opposed to a checkout of that) as the basis for Xt maintenance.  
That way change history is kept.

-- 
Mike A. Harris