Hi, Sorry, I beg to differ, the current openssl package is using it to set the manpath for the ssl manpages and it works fine. This is a good idea, as it keeps base configuration files clean...
Cheers, Nicholas --- Suhaib Siddiqi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, it is useless for Cygwin. > > > > Suhaib M. Siddiqi, Ph.D. > > Director of Chemistry > HK Pharmaceuticals, Inc. > 6190 Cornerstone Court, East > Suite 106 > San Diego, CA 92121 > > Tel: 858-657-9688 Ext. 122 > FAX: 8858-657-9847 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Nicholas Wourms > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 3:41 AM > To: Harold Hunt; cygx > Subject: RE: New package for testing: OpenDX > > Harold, > > It's just an "addon" global .profile script that runs after > /etc/profile. > The reasoning behind this is to allow package vendors to affect > environmental variables without having to actually patch the current > /etc/profile. The syntax is, therefore, exactly the same as you'd > expect > from a .profile file. All one does is make new files > /etc/profile.d/foo.sh (for bash and sh shells) and > /etc/profile.d/foo.csh > (for tcsh and csh shells) containing the environmentals one wnat to set. > > Take, for example, gnome.sh on SuSE Linux: > # > # /etc/profile.d/gnome.sh > # > # send feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > # > # Expanding PATH > # > export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gnome/bin > # > # While compiling GNOME programs, we also look into > # /usr for libs, includes, etc.: > # > export GNOME_PATH=$GNOME_PATH:/opt/gnome:/usr > > # > # Setting GNOMEDIR > # > export GNOMEDIR=/opt/gnome > > As you can see, all the necessary environmentals for gnome are > conviently > located in this file. If the user uninstalls gnome the variables go > away. > By allowing the modularity in configuration, one saves the headaches of > dealing with post(un)install setup of new packages. Now, seeing as how > I > just wanted to see what OpenDX was, I'm not the expert on it. So, I > don't > think I'm the best person to "ask" what environmentals need to be setup. > > FWIW, I think it might be advisable to include a similar script with the > Xfree packages to make sure the user's environmentals are setup so that > they can use startx, etc... I hope this helps :). > > Cheers, > Nicholas > --- Harold Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nicholas, > > > > Believe it or not, I have no idea how to write a profile.d... in fact, > > I've > > never even heard of one until you just mentioned it. Perhaps you > could > > write one to get me started? > > > > Harold > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nicholas Wourms > > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:36 AM > > > To: Harold L Hunt; [EMAIL PROTECTED], David (CRTS); cygx > > > Subject: RE: New package for testing: OpenDX > > > > > > > > > Harold, > > > > > > I've been playing with this one too. First, the INSTALL document in > > > /usr/X11R6/doc/dx-4.1.3 is a 0-byte file. I'm also wondering if you > > > shouldn't make a /etc/profile.d to setup the necessary environmental > > > variables? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Nicholas > > > --- Harold L Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > David, > > > > > > > > Actually I was hoping that Suhaib would see this and tell me what > to > > > > fix. I > > > > did at one point get an OpenDX window to appear, but I don't have > > any > > > > experience with DX to tell if this was the expected window, etc. > It > > was > > > > my > > > > understanding that OpenDX just has Cygwin support built-in now... > > but > > > > you may > > > > be right that there are platform config files that are missing. > > > > > > > > Let me know if you find more information about what to do to the > > > > package. > > > > > > > > I'll cc this to Suhaib's last known address to see if he has any > > > > comments. > > > > > > > > Harold > > > > > > > > "Billinghurst, David (CRTS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > said: > > > > > > > > > Harold, > > > > > > > > > > I have grabbed this and installed it. Haven't got it > > > > > to work yet. > > > > > > > > > > 1. The 4.2.0 source was released a couple of days ago ;-> > > > > > 2. Need to use /bin/tcsh rather than /bin/csh in > > > > > /usr/X11R6/dx/bin/dx > > > > > 3. The dx script gives up with message "unknown machine type" > > > > > It seems to be missing platform specific stuff for cygwin > > > > > 4. I recall a working cygwin binaries from Suhaib Siddiqi > > > > > some time ago - late 2000? - so there must be patches > > > > > around. I will see if I still have it on a CD somewhere. > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Harold Hunt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 22 May 2002 2:28 > > > > > To: cygx > > > > > Subject: New package for testing: OpenDX > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've posted a new package, OpenDX, for testing to the > > > > sources.redhat.com > > > > > mirror network. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! 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