Author Topic: FVWM compiled! (Read 13364 times)

bastichelaar · « **on:** August 15, 2004, 07:13:19 pm »

Recently I uploaded some libraries. They were all libraries for FVWM. Now I have FVWM compiled with all the newest patches. It works like a charm! FVWM is highly configurable, and it's fast (the fastest WM I've ever used, I use it on my Zaurus and my desktop).

I wasn't able to upload the IPK in the feed of pdaXrom, so I uploaded the files on my own website. The address: http://zaurus.xerys.nl.

Have fun!

alan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2004, 04:14:14 am »

This wm looks great! I would really like to test it, so i will!!!!!

Question : what are the dependences ? Only libstroke and imlib are available at pdaxrom.org but more are present on your web site, are all of your ipks related to fvwm ?

bastichelaar · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2004, 08:18:17 am »

They are all related. I changed the website, and placed a comment!

alan · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:46:24 am »

argh!!! 13.5Mo... that is heavy!!! Not for c700 users and my 750 will soon be full...

bastichelaar · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2004, 11:32:34 am »

You're right, FVWM is big. I hope there will be a version of pdaXrom without matchbox...

EDIT: After recompiling, stripping and gzipping the file is only 2.28 MB! Download again And I uploaded the IPK in the pdaXrom feed.

alan · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2004, 12:55:21 pm »

dear, bastichelaar... that wasn't a funny joke
df gave me 64% of my single 58Mo partion free (+/- = 19Mo free) before installing but the installation failed as i reached 0 free mo !!!!!!!!!!
plus i dunno how to launch this wm : "fvwm -replace " makes my x server crash...

Never mind, let's do it once more : i love that!!!!!!

bastichelaar · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2004, 01:45:40 pm »

Nice to hear... I will post my configuration files as soon as my apple look-a-like desktop is finished Hint: change /home/root/xinitrc, comment out the last matchbox lines and insert a line for fvwm.

Zumi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2004, 06:46:18 pm »

There's a nice long topic about Fvwm in the Gentoo forums. Full with tips, hints, config files.

This is a very nice WM if you have enough patience to learn the configuration. You can make it to the WM of your dreams, but you have to work for you pleasure. I learned it for 3 or 4 days to make a config file that suits me (well, mostly, I ran out of patience. )

Now, the time has come to make the best Zaurus WM.
Zumi

Ps.: I tried to crosscompile it too, but I wasn't able to handle the lib depends and the configure file was a mess for me too. I'm happy you did it well! =)

bastichelaar · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2004, 06:51:04 pm »

Here is a new screenshot of my Apple Zaurus Notice the translucent menu, the pager and the skin of XMMS...

sigmaX · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2004, 08:16:23 am »

Thanks bastichelaar for your website and efforts on fvwm !!!

I am quite a newbie, I installed pdaxrom 1.0.5 (Although I was waiting for 1.1.0, even the RC1) just to test it !

I installed it ok, as also installed all the required libraries and optional modules.

I replaced matchbox loading with fvwm ...

Just to find a fvwm completely unconfigured (these surprises come when you've been in MS world for the last 12 years or so)

I noticed, in the default vfwm menu, two scripts (the 95 script and the config form) that I assume it creates a default configuration for me.

I tried them, reset / boot my zaurus, and I find some ERRORS on fvwm loading saying that it cant find PERL...

Now: PERL is a needed thing for fvwm modules / configurations to work ?

I am like 30% of memory free in my C860, and the only thing I installed is fvwm ! Thanks good that I bought a 512MB SD (Which is coming...)

Regards, and thank you for sharing fvwm compilation with everyone, bastichelaar !

ScottYelich · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2004, 09:11:56 am »

eh?

fvwm or xfce?

Scott

bastichelaar · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2004, 09:13:15 am »

Perl is needed indeed... Which version did you download? Because there is one version I've stripped too much I zipped the Config files in /share/fvwm/Config. They need to be extracted in /share/fvwm. I've just uploaded the new IPK in the pdaXrom feed.

BTW I'm trying to cross-compile xine now, keep your fingers crossed

aladinz · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2004, 08:33:24 am »

hello men !

A few days i sent a mail to Bastich for his fvwm config files. after i received them, i went at home and i copy all files in my /home/root (.fvwm dir, his .xinitrc in my pdaxrom 1.1.0rc2). But when i restarted X with startx, fvwm don't work. I only had the dock on the left, three black boxs on the right and a grey desk with no clickable zone.

However, just before installed fvwm i installed all libraries who are in ure website and perl lib who'r in pdaxrom1.1.0 but nothing. Finally desesperate i copy files who are in /share/fvwm/Config in my new .fvwm dir in /home/root.... but nothing.

And the probleme is the same with pdaxrom 1.0.5.

Have u an idea of the problem.

Can someone help me please.... :-)

bastichelaar · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2004, 08:48:00 am »

You need to unpack the files in the /share/fvwm/Config to the /share/fvwm/ directory. Then you need to install a program to set your background. After that, I hope fvwm will work...

aladinz · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2004, 09:02:37 am »

ok i'll copy these files to /share/fvwm but u tell me that i need to install a program to set the background? like what? do u have the name of it ?

thank's

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