On Sunday 17 April 2005 19:20, S. Anthony Sequeira wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 20:01 +0100, Declan Moriarty wrote:
> > Sadly, version numbers are handed freely thease days to alpha
> > software. I haven't the time anymore to fart about with that stuff. I
> > noted with horror the gcc-4.0 thread where they are installing gcc-4.x
> > and hiding it from other files :-/.
> > Hotplug, usb, and so forth will be reliable one day. Then I'll catch
> > up.
>
> These work now, and reliably enough.
>
They work for most, but some still have problems with them, especially when
compiling and configuring them from scratch.
> > Thanks to all who pointed me in the right direction and showed me the
> > path. All uphill. It's just too much of a hill for me right now.
>
> Sorry to hear that. Maybe you should join your local LUG (if you have
> one) and take your machine along to a hands-on meeting. A web search
> should tell you whether you have one or not.
>
He does have a local LUG, but it's not very hands-on, and many are
disillusioned of it. They spend more time and energy organising drinking
sessions rather than hacking sessions.
In the end, Declan has got something working that he understands. It might not
be the 'optimum' way, or even the 'linux' way, but it's 'Declans' way and
he's happy with it.
Cheers,
John Gay
/Member of Declan's local LUG (-;
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