On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Dominique Dhumieres <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Try installing XQuartz 2.2.3 to see if this problem 'goes away'. > > I have done that on my G5 machine and "this problem 'goes away'" > (see the list for others). On my macbook I have prefered to revert to XCode > 3.0 > (for different reasons) and to be on the safe side I have applied the 10.5.4 > combo. > Now I get on the macbook: > > [ibook-dhum] /Users/dominiq% ll /usr/X11/lib/libXda* > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Nov 14 2007 > /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.1.0.0.dylib -> libXdamage.1.dylib* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 88448 Sep 24 2007 /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.1.dylib* > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Nov 14 2007 /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.dylib -> > libXdamage.1.dylib* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 936 Sep 9 2007 /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.la* > > and on the G5 > > [karma] /Users/dominiq% ll /usr/X11/lib/libXda* > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Nov 21 2007 > /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.1.0.0.dylib -> libXdamage.1.dylib* > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Jul 17 10:16 > /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.1.1.0.dylib -> libXdamage.1.dylib* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 70964 Apr 29 10:35 /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.1.dylib* > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Jul 17 10:16 /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.dylib -> > libXdamage.1.dylib* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 936 Apr 29 10:34 /usr/X11/lib/libXdamage.la* > > So I don't expect "this problem 'goes away'" for the macbook. Now the > symlinks do > not make sense for me: why do the libXdamage.1.*.0.dylib point to the same > libXdamage.1.dylib? Usually it is the reverse, i.e. libSomeLib.1.dylib points > to a revision libSomeLib.1.x.dylib, allowing to choose between > libSomeLib.dylib, > libSomeLib.y.dylib, or libSomeLib.z.w.dylib according the code requirements. > > Dominique > >
It appears that in Apple's X11 on Leopard, they have adopted the reverse of the more customary convention. I'm not clear on whether there are any advantages to such a choice. -- Alexander K. Hansen akh AT finkproject DOT org Fink User Liaison and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
