openMotif vs. lesstif

[Shern, Benjamin J]

I guess the real question is why is lunar deleting one
and re-installing the other back and forth?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Chan [mailto:tpchan at attbi.com] 
> Sent: February 17, 2003 8:34 PM
> To: lunar at lunar-linux.org
> Subject: Re: openMotif vs. lesstif
> 
> 
> Ben,
> 
> Unfortunately openMotif and lesstif are in direct conflict 
> with each other
> for include headers and library names.  The Lunar KDE 
> devs/users say that
> KDE still needs/uses lesstif, while we've been trying to get 
> the rest of
> moonbase over to openMotif.  openMotif is by definition 
> "more" compatible
> than lesstif to the Motif standard.
> 
> If RH8 has figured out some way to "store" lesstif in an 
> out-of-the-way
> place, then the Lunar KDE devs should take a look at 
> attempting to do that
> as well.
> 
> I try very hard to stay away from all things KDE, qt, and 
> lesstif.  :-)
> 
> Terry Chan
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