Subject: Re: How to run GNUstep applications
To: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
From: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 05/16/2004 10:14:50
Ok, if I start gdomap by hand before gdnc, everything works fine.
But I've been told that this should happen automatically.  Is it
there a problem somewhere?  Or just that things should be done
differently to start it up?

Thanks



On Sat, 15 May 2004 21:52:09 +0200
"Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv@menta.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to get some GNUstep applications to work after installing the gnustep
> meta-package.  But there is no way to get them working (I'm sure I'm missing
> something).
> 
> First attempt:
> 
> openapp GNUMail
> 
> which shows a lot of messages, some of them telling that gdnc will be started
> (but then, a window pops up saying it's not running).
> 
> Second attempt: try to run gdnc by hand, and then launch an application.
> I run:
> 
> /usr/pkg/share/GNUstep/System/Tools/gdnc
> 
> Which shows a warning about GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT not beeing set; it's a warning
> so... tried 'ps ax | grep gdnc' and nothing showed up.
> 
> Third attempt: run the GNUstep.sh script and then try to either openapp a
> program or start the gdnc server by hand:
> 
> . /usr/pkg/share/GNUstep/System/Library/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
> /usr/pkg/share/GNUstep/System/Tools/gdnc
> 
> No luck.  gdnc is not started.  And all applications fail to start.
> 
> What am I missing?  Searched the docs in GNUstep's home page but found nothing
> clear :-(
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
> The NetBSD Project - http://www.NetBSD.org/
> 


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Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
The NetBSD Project - http://www.NetBSD.org/