Re: [Sheflug] Epplets

[Harvey Kelly <nospam [at] clara.co.uk>]

Thanks Richard,

I'll check out gkrellm - sounds good, I'll also download imlib-dev.rpm
from SuSE (if I can find it).

Thanks again

Harvey

On Tue, 15 May 2001, Richard Lowe wrote:

> * Harvey Kelly (kellyh [at] clara.co.uk) wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > I've only just got around to investigating epplets - but I've hit a snag:
> > SuSE doesn't supply a RPM, so it's got to be a .tar.gz.
> >
> > I've downloaded epplet-base-0.5.tar.gz.  After ungzipping/tarring I
> > < ./configure > and it seems fine - it tells me to < make >.  Which I do.
> > It returns an error about imlib - which I have installed, the latest
> > version fresh from ftp.suse.com.  This is the end bit:
> >
> > 	gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I.. -I..
> > 	-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -g
> > 	-02 -c 	-fPIC -DPIC epplet.c -o .libs/epplet.lo
> > 	In file included from epplet.c:4:
> > 	epplet.h:17: Imlib.h: No such file or directory
> > 	make[2]:*** [epplet.lo] Error 1
> >
> > 	etc etc etc
> >
> > When I first ran ./configure it couldn't find Enlightenment(!) so I put a
> > symlink in to help it out (why do SuSE put things in silly places -
> > /usr/X11/share/enlightenment?  I ask ya).  I've looked in
> > /usr/share/doc/packages/imlib - but there's no info, and
> > < find / -name imlib > didn't bring anything up.
> >
> > Is it a case of just knowing where to put a symlink?  And should I expect
> > any more trouble from it (!)
> >
>
> Install the imlib1-dev rpm, (it wont be called that, but should be
> something similar).
>
> If the header is there, it should be found wherever it is. (assuming
> the imlib-config program is in your $PATH), so more than likely you're
> just missing the -dev package.
>
> To be honest tho, I'm not keen on epplets.  They have a tendency to
> confuse E's session management. (and if you're running gnome-session
> too, doubly so), and start too many times, when you next log in.
>
> I prefer gkrellm (http://gkrellm.net)  Mainly because it does (with a
> couple of plugins) everything I used to use epplets for. (cpu usage,
> load, disk usage, memory usage, disk usage, biff, volume settings, xmms
> control, weather).  And takes up for less space on my desktop :)
>
> --
> [ Richard Lowe - richlowe - richlowe [at] btinternet.com ]
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