PNM wrote: > Hi, > > I am curious to know if it is worth my while to install the betas of > X11 available for download at macosforge.org. I'm installing 2.3.3_rc5 > right now. The senior members of this list have recommended the newer > version of X11 from macosforge. Are the betas worthwhile to install > for the average user? > > Thanks. > > Payam > ----- > "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless > enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as > though it had an underlying truth." > --Umberto Eco > > > We've generally recommended the release versions 1 because their header files and libraries are in sync, which still appears not to be case yet in the official X11 2 They still have .la files, which the developer packages from our binary distribution expect to be present.
I can't speak for the betas, though. I guess it would be up to you. Keep in mind that if you revert to an older version of X11 you might well have to rebuild anything that you built with that the newer one installed. -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
