NOT A Firefox problem (Was: Firefox problem)

[Kok, Auke]

Richard Pyne wrote:
> On 6 May 2007 at 8:05, Florin Braescu wrote:
>>> gcc -L/usr/src/gpm-1.20.1/src  -o gpm gpm.o main.o gpn.o mice.o special.o
>>> twiddler.o synaptics.o startup.o server_tools.o report.o tools.o
>>> synaptics.o: In function ¶p_process_action':
>>> /usr/src/gpm-1.20.1/src/synaptics.c:1133: undefined reference to _eilf'
>>> /usr/src/gpm-1.20.1/src/synaptics.c:1137: undefined reference to _eilf'
>>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [gpm] Error 1 make[1]:
>>> Leaving directory /usr/src/gpm-1.20.1/src' make: *** [do-all] Error 1
>>> ++ Mark Compile stop   : "gpm" "1.20.1" "Sat May  5 13:50:22 UTC 2007"
>>>
>>   This module is not needed nor recommended anymore. Try to avoid the use
>>   of 
>> it (remove it and relin with -rc the modules which optionally depend on
>> it). 
> 
> So, there is no longer the ability to do mouse cut and paste on a TUI 
> screen with Linux?

file a bug please. gpm should still work (allthough I don't use it and think gpm 
is a pain in the ass)

>>> XOrg:
>>   Hmm, maybe it;s time ti try the new xorg7. See on the website the doc
>>   about 
>> the migration to it.
> 
> Wow, what a pain, I had to re-lin almost everything to get running again.

`lunar fix` would have done that for you.

>>> mailx:
>>>
>>   Use nail instead. Mailx does not compile with gcc 4.1.2.
> 
> No such module as nail.

mailx was replaced by heirloom-mailx. That's in moonbase

>>   As a conclusion, i can recommend to use gcc 4.1.2, do a lunar update, and
>>   
>> use xorg7.
> 
> After spending several days to get functional again after updating to gcc 
> 4.1.2, and then XOrg7, I wouldn't recommend updating to anyone.

If you're really paranoid, just grab a copy of 1.6.2-alpha which installs 
gcc-4.1, xorg-7.2 and xfce 4.4 for you, working, no installs needed. it's at 
www.lunar-linux.org/lunar/testing