Re: Gnopernicus and redhat 8.0

[Janina Sajka <janina afb net>]

Yes, regretable though it is, Phoebe does not include Speakup. Nor will the next Red Hat release. We have good hope of
seeing Speakup return to the Red Hat distribution next time around, though. Hopefully, that round might even include
Gnopernicuse! <grin>

Marc Mulcahy writes:
> From: Marc Mulcahy <marc mulcahy sun com>
> 
> Phoebe isn't so bad to build on, it just doesn't include Speakup, or at 
> least, it didn't the last time I checked.  but as far as library 
> compatibility, it's fine.
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> At 04:31 PM 3/24/2003 +0000, Bue Vester-Andersen wrote:
> >Thomas/Bill:
> >
> >Thanks for the info so far. Hmm, it seems like I am in for trouble no 
> >matter
> >what version of Redhat I choose.
> >
> >I have to use speakup to install and get up and running, so I think I can
> >choose from Debian or Slackware. Has anyone had any luck with one of those?
> >If not, then what should I choose to get up and running with gnopernicus?
> >
> >Sorry for bothering you on this subject.
> >
> >Best regards
> >Bue
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: gnome-accessibility-list-admin gnome org
> >[mailto:gnome-accessibility-list-admin gnome org]On Behalf Of Thomas
> >Ward
> >Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 1:55 PM
> >To: Bill Haneman
> >Cc: listadr1 dkblind dk; gnome-accessibility-list gnome org;
> >marc mulcahy sun com
> >Subject: Re: Gnopernicus and redhat 8.0
> >
> >
> >I've been having problems myself, but didn't have any luck with 8.0
> >either.
> >I'm beginning to wonder if this is a Red Hat thing.
> >My only recommendation for 8.1 Phoebe is that Phoebe has newer libraries
> >than 8.0, but unfortunately I am having little luck with either one.
> >It would be a mersy if Red Hat could make rpms of gnopernicus for us to
> >use and to use for testing purposes.
> >Has anyone had any better luck building gnopernicus with Mandrake 9.1 Beta
> >2?
> >
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Bill Haneman wrote:
> >
> >> Thomas/Bue:
> >>
> >> Phoebe has more up-to-date libraries, but Marc Mulcahy has reported
> >problems building
> >> and running gnopernicus on Phoebe.  Perhaps he can explain further.
> >>
> >> -Bill
> >>
> >> Thomas Ward said:
> >>
> >> >Hi, my recommendation is go for Phoebe.Phoebe has a bunch of newer Gnome
> >> >libraries and other packages you would have to upgrade on 8.0 to get the
> >> >remotest hope of compiling gnopernicus.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Bue Vester-Andersen wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> Has anyone succeeded in installing and running Gnopernicus on top of
> >Redhat
> >> >> 8.0? I have heard that it should be very difficult due to Redhat
> >handling
> >> >> the gnome environment a bit differently.
> >> >>
> >> >> Should I go for the beta of Phoebe instead?
> >> >>
> >> >> Best regards
> >> >> Bue Vester-Andersen
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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