Leonardo, Slightly OT but have you tried Virtual Box instead of VMware - I find it much easier to set up and get working.
Cheers, Danny Leonardo Zide wrote: > > I've just checked in a patch to LeoCAD that adds some of the > functionality of the Pieces Library Manager to the Linux version. It > doesn't have all the features that the Windows version has but it > allows you to import individual LDraw pieces and update packages (like > Philo's parts pack). > > I'll try to build rpm/deb packages and upload them tomorrow but if > you're feeling brave you can get the latest source and compile it > yourself (instructions can be found at > http://trac.gerf.org/leocad/wiki/CompilingGuide). If you've never > compiled anything before I'd suggest waiting another day for the .deb > package. You don't need update18, it's already included in the current > library. > > Leonardo > > PS: I know I said I'd get it done over the weekend but I couldn't get > VMWare to work at home so I could only check in the code today. > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:01 PM, brett stevens <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I am currently running Ubuntu 8.10 and have installed "LeoCAD for > Linux > Version 0.75.0" from the Ubuntu repositories. > > I would like to add Philo's > > - Unofficial parts pack for LeoCAD > - Unofficial LeoCAD parts for NXT > > I saw that *Henrik Sundberg found a kind of solution: > > > Success! > > > > 2008/7/25 Henrik Sundberg <storangen at gmail.com > <http://gmail.com/> <https://list.gerf.org/listinfo/leocad>>: > > >/ 2008/7/25 <philo at philohome.com <http://philohome.com/> > <https://list.gerf.org/listinfo/leocad>>: > > />>/ About missing parts in library, this can help: > > />>/ http://philohome.com/leoupd/leoupd.htm > > />/ > > />/ It would definitely help if I only had access to the Pieces > Library > > />/ Manager, but that isn't available in the Linux version. > > />/ > > />/ I might to be able to just extract the part of the Pieces > Library > > />/ Manager that handles imports of Philo's files into a separate > > />/ commandline program. > > / > > I did an ugly workaround, and am now able to use your pieces! > > > > I patched like this and ran the program just once with this change: > > > > --- /usr/local/src/leo-0.75.new/linux/main.cpp (revision 727) > > +++ /usr/local/src/leo-0.75.new/linux/main.cpp (arbetskopia) > > @@ -686,6 +686,8 @@ > > preview->SetCurrentPiece(Info); > > } > > > > + > > lcGetPiecesLibrary()->LoadUpdate("/home/henrik/Skrivbord/philo/update_unoff-2008-03-20.lup"); > > + > > gtk_main(); > > > > gtk_widget_unref (drawing_frame); > > > *Is this still the only solution that exists? > > If this is still the only solution, may I ask for some > answers/confirmations: > > - I will need to compile LeoCAD from source code? > - Where is the latest stable snapshot of the source code? > - How do I patch the source code with Henrik's solution (I have never > patched before) > - It seems that I do the following: > - compile and run once as it is from the snapshot. > - patch and recompile and run once to import the > update_unoff-2008-03-20.lup > - repatch and recompile and run once to import the cleanup.lup > - repatch and recompile and run once to import the updatnxt.lup > - compile original source code from snapshot > And I should be good to go? > > while I am doing this should I also repatch/recompile/rerun to import > update18.lup or will this already be included in compiled from source > version? > > thanks > brett > > > > > -- > Brett Stevens > Associate Professor > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Carleton University > 1125 Colonel By Dr. > Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 > Canada > (613) 520-2600 x2125 > FAX: (613) 520-3536 > > > ``[Using] `Anarchism' indifferently with `anarchy' ... is a hardly > more > correct use of words than saying that a Conservative is one who > makes jam.'' > -- George Orwell > > _______________________________________________ > Leocad mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://list.gerf.org/listinfo/leocad > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Leocad mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.gerf.org/listinfo/leocad > _______________________________________________ Leocad mailing list [email protected] https://list.gerf.org/listinfo/leocad
