On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:43:51 -0500 Carol Spears <cspears@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> sent: > syngin, can we make a date and write this how to together? > > i just have a feeling that i can fake it like that first time again better> than you. i have some ideas about what should go into it. > > we can write gimp-howto-build-stable-tarball together, assume it is being used> by a person who has never compiled a package before. step through compiling > one library as an example (i say png since some distro or another had trouble> with this lately and also png is so pc). make them read the freakin first> paragraph of man ldconfig. and talk about why you choose /usr or /usr/local> as a destination for The GIMP and what the pitfalls of each decision might be.> > when is a good time for you? we can build it and write it together, maybe?> > carol Anytime (like now) is fine. -- http://syngin.homelinux.org mailto: syngin at gimp.org http://syngin.gimp.no mailto: syngin at gimp.no UNIX gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot
