[linrad] Re: Linux distributions

[richard <blueyonder.co.uk; richard.bown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

leif@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Richard and Josh,
>  
>
> > Tarballs vs RPMs.
>
>
> The only requirement Linrad has on svgalib is that it has to 
> be installed. The problem with the RPM is that it does not install
> svgalib properly (therefore we know that no other programs use it.)
>
> Just remove the RPM, nothing will suffer from that, then make 
> a "standard" install from the tarball so you have full control
> of everything.
>
>
> 73
>
> Leif
Well the first thing you get from downloading this tar ball is :-
[root@xxxxx Download]# tar -zxvf svgalib-1.4.3
tar: svgalib-1.4.3: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors


at least 1.9.24 untars !

and compiles

you can compile linrad

and when you run it
[root@xxxxx linrad-01.35]# ./linrad
svgalib: Cannot open /dev/svga
Is svgalib_helper module loaded?
[root@xxxxx linrad-01.35]#

QED
RPM's put things where they are suppose to go, svga-helper is not on the system.
IIRC svga-helper was installed with the RPM

Richard

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