Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:15:37 -0800 (PST) From: GReg meno <kbagel@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: *legal* osf/1 shared libs & Netscape available! Message-ID: <20000128051537.29468.qmail@web2005.mail.yahoo.com>
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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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Andrew Gallatin, Sr Systems Programmer > http://www.cs.duke.edu/~gallatin > Duke University Email: gallatin@cs.duke.edu > Department of Computer Science Phone: (919) > 660-6590 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the > message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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