[Xastir] readme.win32 file

[Byron Smith]

Well, I did a total reload of the RH9.0 system, and since I had lots of 
GB's to play with, I loaded
"everything" [abt 4.7 gb out of 32 gb drive - not bad]. I then did the 
commands as per the Win32 install (setting up the CVS stuff) and it 
downloaded everything it needed. (smiles every where here!)

BTW, you might want to consider putting the "setting up the CVS" stuff like 
you have in the WIN32 file into the regular
linux/unix install instructions. I see the "touch .cvspass" line was added 
- but perhaps you need to change
the "do the 5 lines" to read "6 lines :-)"


I then did the shell  (.sh) and configure stuff, and I'm running 
Xastir  Yea! :-)

No issues either  - it just came up and ran...

-o-
 From what I can surmise, there was an issue  (in my RH9.0 box) with the 
RPM program / up2date .
I would try to delete an RPM ( -e) and it would say it wasn't there.
Then I tried the (-qa) and it didn't show up either.
  Then I'd try to force the(or just -i) install the same RPM and it would 
say it already was installed. grrr! (head pounding on table top)

Very strange. In any account, I haven't let the rh 9.0 system update any 
stuff [since the reload] (with redhat's UP2DATE), so its still working. ;-)

Maybe someday I'll look into the Perl problem on the Win98SE/CYGwin  setup 
in the laptop.

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At 08:41 PM 09/01/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Well, after running into problems installing XFree86 stuff on my RH9.0 box 
>(rpm issues), I grabbed a laptop and
>proceeded to do the CYGwin/Xastir install on it. Dang it, I want to try 
>Xastir ;-)
>
>CYGWIN installed without a hitch. (win98se)
>
>I then started following the README.win32 instructions and have found the 
>following item that perhaps need to be
>updated. There could be more - I didnt make it past instruction 6. Please 
>read on.
>
>
>Step 5: mentions hitting "enter" in "order to create a dummy blank 
>password in your .cvspass file"....
>
>1. There isnt a .cvspass file yet. You must create it "before" you enter 
>the five command lines.
>    IF you dont know the VI commands (it reminds me of ED.COM from cp/m 
> days), Nano is more user friendly.
>    I went to the /home/<user> area and then typed nano .cvspass
>    I then did a Control O to "write the file" with an Control X to exit. 
> Now there is
>    a file to write the dummy password into.
>
>Step 6. This is where xastir gets configured/compiled etc.
>
>I invoked cd ~/src/xastir  successfully
>Then I typed:
>
>./bootstrap.sh
>
>Which then showed a couple of names:
>
>aclocal
>autoheader
>
>Then I started getting Windows "Perl has caused an invalid page fault 
>in..." messages
>pertaining to the following files:
>
>cwd.dll
>io.dll
>fcntl.dll
>posix.dll
>glob.dll
>
>Then it repeated the same files again, then added:
>
>dumper.dll
>
>Then it started repeating the first list with dumper.dll.
>At this point I figured something is wrong and got out of X. I then 
>rebooted the machine
>started X, and then the shell statement again, and got the same exact Perl 
>page fault errors.
>
>Any ideas? Perhaps I wasnt meant to run Xastir. :-(


Byron Smith
wa6ylb at theworks.com

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