Re: FVWM: fvwm2 pl 38, install inconsistent subdirs!

From: Charles Hines <>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 11:03:22 -0400

>>>>> "Andy" == Flognat <Andy> writes:

Andy> I attempted to install fvwm 2 pl 38 here today, on a x86 solaris 2.4
Andy> machine, shortly, what I did was check the paths in config.h, do the
Andy> xmkmf make makefiles and make procedur (openwindows xmkmf)..

Andy> On doing make install I noticed that some files were placed in
Andy> /usr/openwin/bin and others in /usr/lib/X11/fvwm2...

Andy> And if the /usr/lib/X11/fvwm2 subdirs didn't exist I got the
Andy> errormessage:
Andy> installing in ./modules/FvwmAudio...
Andy> + /bin/sh /usr/lib/X11/fvwm2/mkdirhier /usr/lib/X11/fvwm2
Andy> /usr/lib/X11/fvwm2/mkdirhier: /usr/lib/X11/fvwm2/mkdirhier: cannot open

Andy> Well shortly, do you have enuff control over xmkmf & co. to be able to
Andy> do a gnu-ish like --prefix flag (the installations 'root (put bin, man
Andy> lib below))

I believe these problems will be fixed for pl39. I have some Imake
patches from Randall Winchester that address both of these problems, I
believe.

I would like to switch to AutoConf one of these days, but it probably
won't happen any time soon.

Chuck

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