Re: how do you start up DDD?

[shaunak saha]

Hi David,

 

>see where?  Where does one look to see the characters `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' strung together?  Am I to scan the 267 pages >or whatever of the ddd.pdf manual?  Is this searchable on-line?  Sorry for being a dunce here; I (and I have to believe others too) need >explicit instructions when I'm in unfamiliar territory as I am now.

 

This means you have to give this option while configuring ddd.

So give

1./configure --enable-builtin-app-defaults

 

Then do a "make"  and "make install".

 

And also you can see all the configuration options by:

./configure --help.

 

Hope this helps.All the best...

 

Regards,

Shaunak

 

 

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:16 AM, David Clarke <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi again:

2.  This still doesn't address the problems I have once I do the make install, namely error messages of the type:

mytikas 10> ddd xedit21
Error: No `Ddd' application defaults file
To resolve this problem, you can:
* set the XAPPLRESDIR environment variable to the location of the file `Ddd', or
* set the DDD_HOME environment variable to the location of `ddd/Ddd', or
* install the `Ddd' file in the X application defaults directory, or
* recompile DDD with builtin app-defaults file;
 see the `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' option for details.
mytikas 11>

The error message above suggests 4 remedies. Try one of them. Given your level understanding of software development, my guess is the last recommendation will be the best for you.

Well that's part of the problem.  I don't understand *any* of the suggested fixes.  When it says to

see the `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' option for details

see where?  Where does one look to see the characters `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' strung together?  Am I to scan the 267 pages or whatever of the ddd.pdf manual?  Is this searchable on-line?  Sorry for being a dunce here; I (and I have to believe others too) need explicit instructions when I'm in unfamiliar territory as I am now.

Thanks again for your time!

Cheers, David.

David A. Clarke                                                 address@hidden
Professor of Astronomy and Physics              (902) 420-5830
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