Thanks to all fro the replies. I''ll try the expert list
Regards,
Colin Close
Doug McGarrett wrote:
>
> I think you're asking on the wrong list. Try the "expert" list.
> Probably most of the folks reading here do not even understand
> the first of your questions! (I speak for myself, of coourse.)
> --doug
>
> At 11:48 AM 10/25/2000 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> > I'm new to Linux but I cut my teeth on SVR4 so I'm pretty familiar
> >with Unix like systems; but I'm stumped on this one.
> >
> >I'm trying to build a program that uses the mesa3d libs the package
> >(freedraft-0.38) uses the standard GNU configuration tools which are
> >normally very effective. In this case however it is not finding the
> >requisite libraries even though they exist. The problem seems to be due
> >to library versioning I can make the configure scripts work by
> >symbolically linking (for example) libGLU.so.1 to libGLU.so but this
> >seems to me to be wrong in that I shouldn't have to do this if library
> >versioning is working properly. I have run ldconfig as well as checking
> >that /etc/ld.conf.so contains an entry for the path where the libraries
> >are stored all to no avail.
> >
> >Can anyone help here???
> >
> >I also have a minor configuation query. When working on SVR4 it was
> >possible to run man on the console and then press the DEL key to kill it
> >and get back to the command promt without the screen being cleared. This
> >was very conveniant because the remnants of the manual page were left
> >displayed thus making typeing the syntax of an unfamiliar command less
> >of a memory feat. I can do this in any of the terminal windows supplied.
> >As soon as I press q to get out of less the screen is cleared. I would
> >like to change this behaviour but I don't know whether it is a function
> >of man less or the terminal app.
> >
> >Any ideas???
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Colin H. Close
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
