Re: 0.92 rc2 fails to run 'in place' for initial tests

[Hans Breuer <hans breuer org>]

At 20:44 24.05.02 -0700, Hugh Daniel wrote:
> [...]
>  Since there are no command line options to let me tell the problem
> where it's libraries are I have to presume that the program is broken
> or just untestable.  Either way the result is the same in that I will
> not install or use it.
You don't really want to pass in about 22 sub directories, do you ?

>  If I were an MS-GNU user running this from a menu system I would be
> very much screwed and with out a clue what was wrong.
Most of the MS-GNU user - what ever that means - aren't as smart 
as you think you are. They _do_ install a program and than get a
menu item to start it. Or they read some instructions and even
than almost get a working Dia installation.
You are doing something half baken and expect it to work.
Aren't there enough references yet to:
./configure; make; make install ?

BTW: what about looking into the file INSTALL (just another
thing from your holy GNU Coding Standards) which says:

        TRYING IT OUT:
        ==============

        You can try out dia in the compilation directory by running
         ./app/run_dia.sh


>  Please go make your software a bit more robust before the next
> release.
Please change your attitude if you like to get a more polite answer.

>  I look forward to seeing whats new with dia and your last years
> worth of work!  Thanks!
>
> [...]
> ** WARNING **: object_get_type(SDL - Block) returned NULL
>
> ** WARNING **: object_get_type(SDL - Service) returne
I guess the last message on the terminal was:

"Couldn't find standard objects when looking for object-libs, exiting..."

It probably could be more explicit, but most people used to
Dia not even need all the other debug spew to diagnose your
problem ...

        Hans
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