Re: FVWM: Upgrading 2.2.4 to 2.4.0

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:41:11 -0400

Bart Schaefer <schaefer_at_zanshin.com> writes:
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Dan Espen wrote:
>
> > 2.4.0 comes with a conversion script that will take care of
> > the minor differences bewteen 2.2.4 and 2.4.0.
>
> Thanks. I had two small problems I thought I should report.
>
> First, fvwm-2.4.0-2.i386.rpm requires libstroke.so.0, which is not present
> by default on any version of RedHat. Fortunately, the Mandrake cooker RPM
> libstroke0-0.5.1-1mdk.i586.rpm installed fine for me.

No comment on this.

> Second, I had trouble with fvwm24_convert, because of this:
>
> if ( $source eq "") {
> $source = "$$HOME/.fvwm2rc";
> }
>
> and this:
>
> if ($dest eq "") {
> $dest = "$$HOME/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc";
> }
>
>
> I don't know what $$HOME is supposed to mean; it should be $ENV{HOME}.

My mistake.
Its already fixed and will be in 2.4.1.
I should have warned you.

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