stefani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> I miss the follwing mode lines for mpeg1 video in /etc/X11/XF86Config:
> #Modes for mpeg1 fullscreen
> Modeline "320x240" 15.750 320 336 384 400 240 244 246 262 Doublescan
> Modeline "352x240" 15.750 352 368 416 432 240 244 246 262 Doublescan
> Modeline "352x280" 15.750 352 368 416 432 280 284 286 302 Doublescan
> Modeline "352x288" 15.750 352 368 416 432 288 292 294 310 Doublescan
>
really, no kidding?
> XF86Setup will always crash on any computer i have tried.
fixed in cooker
[...]
> Do not install static .a library, use an extra rpm file for this. Static
> library normaly not needed by the a programmer, and on my notebook
> installation there tooked about 50 MB (20 MB for libc.a).
mostly done...
[...]
> Make two terminfo rpm's, one with include all currently available terminfo
why?
> files and one with includes onyl the necesary terminfo's, f.e.: ansi
> at386
> console
[...]
> vtxxx
> xterm
;pp where does this list come from? what you need... As for me there are quite
a lot of them that i've never read, but a lot of others i want/need!
[...]
> The e2compr kernel patch still working very good since years, so i think it
> is time to put it in a linux distributuins, prefered Mandrake ;-)
causes some pb i think, chmou?
[...]
> The cdfs (http://www.elis.rug.ac.be/~ronsse/cdfs/) is a very nice kernel
> modul with gives u access to all track on a cdrom. So u have access the the
> boot part or the sound tracks on a cdrom.
i really think it's better done on user side.
other pb, is the mess supermount causes, so it's hard to add these patches...
>
> Remove mandrake stuff from /etc/rc.d/rc.local, so that it will never touched by
> a mandrake installation.
not much there...
[...]
> acrobad reader, the .pdf reader
> (http://www.adobe.com)
acroread? commercial :(
> realvideo, realtime aduio and video over ip
> (http://www.real.com)
commercial :(
> staroffice, a office suit
> (http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/5.2/get.html)
commercial :(
[...]
> blender, a animation programm
> (http://www.blender.org)
commercial
[...]
> freepascel, a turbo pascal compatible ide
> (http://www.freepascal.org)
maybe... someone package it?
[...]
> installation:
> -------------
>
> Do not install x-editors or x-irc clientes or x-another apps. Choose from
> every category the best and install the other only, if the user wish this.
done already, or should be.
>
> Better installation scaleability. Install only the necessary files, that are
> needed for the choosen usage. For example:
> -If choosing network server, allow the user to tell, what type of network
> server: smb (windows), mars (novell), appletalk or unix.
> -For the network acces: ethernet, modem (slip or ppp)
> -For software development: C, C++, Perl, PHP, TCL/TK and so on...
done already
>
> Install only the language files and directorys that are necessary, to save
> disk space. I think the best way is to install english always and the choosen
> language as the prefered.
done already (except there's still some work for the .mo's)
>
> Clean up lib and include directory. there are to many files in this
> directory, bring the gnome-libs to usr/lib/gnome, librarys requiered by kde to
> /usr/lib/kde, libs only used by xmms to /usr/lib/xmms and so on.
kidding or what? how many directories do you want in /etc/ld.so.conf? windows is
out there!
>
> Move all executables binaries which requieres X to /usr/X11R6/bin
gonna be tough, with gnome and kde being in /usr/bin
>
> Remove from all executale binaries programm the special segemnents with
> sstrip, a tool found at
> http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/software/elfkickers.html this will bring
> back some MB.
what is done is not enough? how much do you manage to gain on cooker's rpms?
>
> Sorry, about this long mail, but i am to lazy to write for every topic an extra
> mail.
no pb :)
cu Pixel.