Re: Message for Slackware users

[Gleef <dzol virtual-yellow com>]

On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Brian M Dial wrote:
> I've seen a few problems similar ot my own and I think they're quite slackware
> specific so I'm going to post my findings here.
> 
> ###############################################
> #  Installing gnome cvs from a fresh Slackware 3.6 Install #
> ###############################################
> 
> 1.   Several Packages that I would love to see in the next
> release of slackware are unfortunately missing.  These should
> be installed on your system 
> 
> 	* automake 1.3
> 	* libtool 1.2
> 	* autoconf 2.12
> 	* Many graphics libs (gif is incomplete, png, etc... See E instructions)
> 	* gettext 0.10.35

Suggestion, would someone who has successfully gotten CVS GNOME working on
Slackware 3.6 make binary tgz's of the missing stuff, and ask Dr. Mike (or
whoever does the ftp.gnome.org site) to put them on FTP?  I think that
would make many people's (and not just the Slackware folks) lives easier.

-Gleef