[Scrollkeeper-devel] scrollkeeper dependencies

[Steve S. <eag...@ho...>]

Scrollkeeper requires docbookx412.  docbookx412 does not have a normal 
./configure --prefix=$INSTPATH ; make ; make install type package that 
allows non-root installation into an alternate path.  There is no clear way 
around this limitation that I have found yet.  That is really lame for 
people who either don't want to test as root or do not have root access.  
For trying out gnome2, this is the only package that has this limitation but 
unfortunately, many packages require scrollkeeper.

It seems like either:

1) docbookx412 should have a normal build script
2) There should be documentation on how to work around the lack of a 
--prefix option in docbookx412.
3) There should be an option in all programs depending on scrollkeeper to 
turn off scrollkeeper dependence.  (Since scrollkeeper is just for 
documentation this should not be critical right?)

Anyway, I don't mean this email as a flame but I would really like to try 
out gnome2 (and many gnome 1.4 apps like galeon) but right now I can not.  
It seems like the only reasonable option is 1) for docbookx412 to work like 
all the other gnome packages.  I realize that docbookx412 is not a gnome 
package but since it is a dependency it seems like it should work like other 
gnome packages.

Please don't send flames saying that if I want the change I should do it 
myself.  I program verilog only for now.  Maybe if I get laid off I'll take 
up C and start fixing random things that bug me.

If anyone has suggestions for getting around this, thanks in advance for any 
help.

Esteban Salazar
eag...@ho...

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