Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-07 Thread Peter Harris
On 2011-02-05 15:55, matti christensen wrote: - it appears to me that i'm not able to compile libxcb 1.7 without Python ( which i do not need or want on my system ) You only need Python to compile; you do not need it to run libxcb. Feel free to remove python when you are done, or cross-compile

Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-07 Thread matti christensen
yes - well i am afraid and don't like snakes. i downloaded libX 1.3.2 i really hope you get rid of such dependency to something that may or may not be in one's system = keep to basics /mc Quoting Peter Harris phar...@opentext.com: On 2011-02-05 15:55, matti christensen wrote: -

Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-07 Thread Peter Harris
On 2011-02-07 10:31, matti christensen wrote: i am afraid and don't like snakes. i downloaded libX 1.3.2 i really hope you get rid of such dependency to something that may or may not be in one's system = keep to basics Python isn't my favourite language either, but it's much better

Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-07 Thread Corbin Simpson
I know I'm biased, but Python is generally available on systems. RPM-based systems and Gentoo require it, and most other distros need it in their base layout. (Slack might be the exception here.) I'm deeply sorry that you don't like Python, but it's not a dependency anybody feels like working

Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-07 Thread matti christensen
yes - i'm sure you know what you are doing and also are familiar with main stream systems it just so happens that i'm really aschetic and am now building environment for Lemote Fuloong 2F my distributions have been like early Slackware ( beginning from kernel 1.2.13 ), later Core-Linux

Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-07 Thread Matthieu Herrb
On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 10:40:44AM -0500, Peter Harris wrote: On 2011-02-07 10:31, matti christensen wrote: i am afraid and don't like snakes. i downloaded libX 1.3.2 i really hope you get rid of such dependency to something that may or may not be in one's system = keep to basics

how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-05 Thread matti christensen
i'm new with this list but compiled X on Linux from Linux kernel 1.2.13 - and now i have my first real problem as i downloaded source from http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/src/everything/ = - it seems to me that i'm unable to compile libX 1.4.0 without libxcb - that's perfectly ok for

Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-05 Thread Corbin Simpson
You appear to be roughing it for some reason. Since the normal pieces of advice aren't things you want to hear, maybe this will help: You can disable Tk support when building Python. You can also exclude XCB by building an Xlib from the 1.3 series instead of 1.4. Sending from a mobile, pardon the

Re: how can one build X without libxcb, or libxcb without python, or python without tcl/tk, or tcl/tk without X ?

2011-02-05 Thread matti christensen
no - i'm just being both old and just right now a bit tired = i'm sorry as i've managed not to be polite - it has been unintentional partly because english is not my native language /mc Quoting Corbin Simpson mostawesomed...@gmail.com: You appear to be roughing it for some reason. Since