Re: imake tmpl files and libXp

[Robert Swindells <rjs%fdy2.demon.co.uk@localhost>]

Bernd Ernesti wrote:
>On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:01:28PM +0000, Christos Zoulas wrote:
>> In article <87my9gd6zz.fsf%snark.cb.piermont.com@localhost>,
>> Perry E. Metzger <perry%piermont.com@localhost> wrote:
>> >
>> >libXp is gone from the X11R7 stuff now in base. I've just fixed a couple
>> >of pkgsrc breaks in packages that still use imake by removing some of
>> >the libXp references from the X11.tmpl file. Should I do the same for
>> >the Motif.tmpl file?
>> 
>> I guess. Make sure that it works with the latest openmotif code.
>
>It would not fix the compile problem. See pkg/41424 for the compile error.
>At least <Xm/Xm.h> has to be fixed, but that may not be easy.
>
>I found http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/sm-commit/2009-March/022669.html
>, but that seems not be enough because of the second error in pkg/41424
>in Xm/Xm.h which I think is not fixed by by the sed command in the url above.
>XPContext is definded in <X11/extensions/Print.h> and so that needs to be
>removed too.
>
>I search the bug database for openmotif and couldn't find an open bug for
>the Xprint problem. I think opening a new bug at 
>http://bugs.motifzone.net/enter_bug.cgi
>should be done so they can fix that first.

Has there been any progress on getting Motif to build under -current ?

Would it make sense to build it against pkgsrc libXp as a short term
fix ?

Robert Swindells