[ale] fvwm-95

[Priyadarshan Kadam]

>
>> I got it to compile just fine also.  when I try to execute fvwm it gives   
>> me an error that says can't open display.  Openwindows and xwindows work   
>> fine.  Any ideas?
>
>Worked fine for me too.  Are you trying to run it while Openwindows is 
>already running?  If so, that's probably the problem.  If you're using 
>.xinitrc, the last line is probably olwm or olvwm   Try changing that 
>to the fvwm2-95 or whatever the binary name is and then restarting X.
>
>	-Dan
>
>--
>Dan Newcombe - Clayton State College - User Services - 770-961-3421 
>newcombe at aa.csc.peachnet.edu  http://www.csc.peachnet.edu/home/dan/
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>
>

I have the new Red Hat distribution and had to do the following to get
fvwm to compile:

1. Download libc.4.7.6.tgz in order to get "xmkmf" working.
2. Modify the fvwm Makefiles to change the USRLIBDIR and lXpm paths.

..and I think fvwm-95 is worth all the effort..

Hope this helps.
..Darshan.

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