Re: Testing GNUMail under Linux/Gentoo

[Catherine Luedecker]

I compiled using --enable-graphics=art for the art backend and there is 
some sort of conflict between libart and gnustep-gui.  Also, the Gentoo 
ebuild for .0.8.3 has been patched.  Something I need to do for my own 
ebuild.


René Berber wrote:

> On 2003-05-08 18:57:17 -0500 Catherine Luedecker <luedchic@attbi.com> wrote:
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> > Yea, see I have installed gnustep-make/base 1.6.0 and the back/gui is version 
> > 0.8.5
> >
> > According the gnustep website, these are stable packages except that I was 
> > told today by Ludo that there is a small bug in the base package but is fixed 
> > in cvs version.  Anyhow, with Ludo's help, I was able to compile Pantomime 
> > and GNUMail. But there was a little work involved.  For one thing I had to 
> > downgrade my freetype2 to 2.0.0 from the 2.1.4 version.  It was nice to have 
> > it working but then other apps started to break so......long story short, I 
> > wont be using GNUMail until I figure out how to patch my freetype package.  
> > reference given to me from Ludo  
> > http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/FTC_Image_Desc
> >    
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> I have freetype version 2.1.3-r2 on this system.
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> > René, thank you for going thru this trouble.  Cat
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> No problem, really.
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