Future of NEdit?

[Mark Hatch]

Thanks!

Starting work on Fedora Core 7+* next week.

Cheers,

Mark 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: develop-bounces at nedit.org 
> [mailto:develop-bounces at nedit.org] On Behalf Of Thorsten Haude
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 11:36 AM
> To: develop at nedit.org
> Subject: Re: Future of NEdit?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> * Mark Hatch wrote (2008-01-04 11:03):
> >> Maybe just as important: Could you have a look at the problems OM 
> >> currently has on Ubuntu? I think them guys could use a 
> helping hand.
> >
> >We would be happy to help. Can you provide me a pointer 
> here? (Sorry, 
> >missed the earlier discussions on this problem.)
> 
> An easy lead in would be
> - install Ubuntu (or use it live I guess)
> - install libmotif-dev
> - download and build NEdit
> - marvel at the missing dependencies.¹
> 
> 
> I can't even find out whether the package has a maintainer, 
> but there are some bugs that seems to be pertinent:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nedit/+bug/157917
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nedit/+bug/149371
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nedit/+bug/96536
> 
> Please note that I'm not aware of any proof that this is 
> actually a misbuilt OM. I just connected the dots, namely the 
> reports that it is nearly unusable, the basic error in the 
> package¹ and the stability of OM elsewhere. If it turns out 
> to be NEdit's fault, please get back to us soon.
> 
> The discussion on NEdit's mailing list starts about here:
> http://www.nedit.org/pipermail/discuss/2007-November/009418.html
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> ¹: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openmotif/+bug/179851
> 
> Thorsten
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>