Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 08:17:20 -0500 (EST) From: "Chuck O'Donnell" <cao@bus.net> To: java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Crashes with Swing 1.0.1 and Lesstif 0.82/port Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980304080834.1617B-100000@milf18.bus.net> In-Reply-To: <34FE363B.754CD29E@northwest.com>
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On Wed, 4 Mar 1998, Stephen Wynne wrote: > In message <199803040326.VAA02968@damon.com>, Damon Permezel writes: > > Perhaps you understand why I eventually decided that the $$ > invested in a copy of Motif would be well spent. > > Damon, > > Indeed. I want to focus on Java, not Motif. > > Damon then continued: > > ...and either they'll cut folks a deal, or funnel a bit back into > the SMP/native-threads/multiple-threads-from-one-process-schedulable- > -at-the-same-time effort so we can really get some perf? > > I don't understand what you're suggesting here; perhaps money spent on > Motif for the Java effort at XiG can help the FreeBSD SMP effort? Good > idea in practice, but I just want a UNIX-derived OS on which to build > a reliable Java from source with debugging symbols. And maybe contribute > a few bits and pieces while learning about the VM. > > o What is the Motif licensing arrangement? It's too bad we can't > create a "libawtmotif.so" from source, link to, and then > begin distributing that. Any creative but legally acceptable > suggestions would be appreciated. But I'm not holding my breath! > o Which Motif libraries should I buy? Do I have a choice? From > http://www.xig.com/products/pricelst.html I can see that in the USA, > I'd be paying $150. > I called Xig yesterday about using their Motif-2.0 for FreeBSD-2.2.2 on a 2.2.5-stable box. The salesman said they do not support 2.2.5 at this time and suggested that I return to FreeBSD version 2.2.2 or wait for Motif-2.1 later this year. Naturally I would rather not do that. Is anyone successfully using the XiG Motif-2.0 libs on a 2.2.5-stable box? Thanks. Chuck To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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