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From: GReg meno <kbagel@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: *legal* osf/1 shared libs & Netscape available!
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how do you convert from rpm to tar.gz

thanks
-greg

--- Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> wrote:
> 
> Compaq has released their Tru64 shared libs for use
> with Netscape on
> "alpha linux" (not to mention FreeBSD & NetBSD..):
>
http://www.compaq.com/partners/netscape/downloads/register_nav4_Linux.html
> 
> This is a form which has a survey on it.  Make sure
> to tell them
> you're running ({Free,Net}BSD ;-). When you fill out
> this form, you
> get pointed at a 16MB rpm.  When you finally manage
> to extract it (I
> HATE rpms!), you end up with a tar file:
> usr/local/netscape/netscape-all-4.7.tar.gz
> 
> To make it run on FreeBSD (note you need XFree86
> installed!):
> 
> mkdir /compat/osf1
> cd /compat/osf1
> tar zxf /path/to/netscape-all-4.7.tar.gz
> mkdir /compat/osf1/usr/lib
> ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 /compat/osf1/usr/lib/
> edit /compat/osf1/usr/bin/netscape & make it look
> like this:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # Set up environment for Netscape on Alpha Linux and
> then run Netscape.
> # From www.alphalinux.org/docs/netscape_du.shtml.
> # Provided by Compaq Computer Corporation, Alpha
> Technology Solutions Group.
> #
> #export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/shlib
> export MOZILLA_HOME=/compat/osf1/usr/local/netscape
> exec $MOZILLA_HOME/netscape $* 
> 
> 
> Then run /compat/osf1/usr/bin/netscape
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Drew
>
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