Re: GNOME on sun

["Mark R. Bowyer" <Moredhel earthling net>]

>From: Jean Raymond Chauviere <Jean-Raymond.Chauviere@cetelem.fr>

>I tried to compile gnome on a sun solaris 2.7 but didn't succeed.
>a library libdb is needed. It takes part of the glibc.
>The glibc isn't ported on sun.
>I HAVE TO RECOMPILE, I can't get get binaries from an ftp server.
>( sometimes my boss have strange ideas..)
>
>Any help would be appreciated (ideas, workarounds ....)

You can get db-2.4.14 from http://sunfreeware.com in either 2.6/SPARC binary, or 
source format.

I did, and GNOME has been running fine here for months on SPARC/Solaris 2.6 
through 8_beta =O)

Good luck,

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