Re: cvs gnome build instructions?

[Tom Gilbert <gilbertt tomgilbert freeserve co uk>]

On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Kervin wrote:

>hi there,
>
>redhat 6.0, pII350.
>
>I've just downloaded gnome-core, gnome-libs, gtk, glibs, imlib, ORBit
>from CVS, and preparing to install these packages.

>o Are there going to be install complications since my first install was
>RPMs? (if so, what special precautions must I take?)

When you configure, run:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc

(If from CVS, replace ./configure with ./autogen.sh)

>o Should I uninstall gnome first? (how do I do that? rm -rf
>/usr/share/gnome ?)

I didn't. I had no problems just installing over the top.

>kervin

Tom.
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