Re: [Update REQ 5105]: Geomview

["Daeron Meyer" <daeron>]

> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 94 09:57:28 CDT
> From: james at math.ksu.edu (James Morrill)
> Message-Id: <9410201457.AA21468 at hilbert.math.ksu.edu>
> To: software@geom
> Subject: Geomview
> 
> I have ftp'd the source and binaries of Geomview for our Sun (both the
> regular and X Windows versions) and haven't had any luck getting it to
> work.  We don't have Motif and when I got a copy of that (the University
> has a site license) I had to have the source for X11R5 (and I don't,
> anymore, but am trying to get X11R6 going, Real Soon Now :-).
> 
> The binaries don't work because (it seems that my X11 is set up in
> different places than yours is).  I assume that the binaries are linked
> dynamically, do you have a static version that I could try?
> 
> 

Hello James,

  I'm not sure which release of the X version of geomview you were talking
about (since you didn't mention the version number) but I assume you mean
1.4.3. Yes, I guess it probably was compiled dynamically which meant if
you didn't have the right X11 libraries you wouldn't be able to get it
to run. You are in luck, however, since we will be releasing a newer
version (1.5) in about a week or so, which is statically linked. You have
two options as I see it:

1. You can wait a little bit longer and get the 1.5 release in about a week
   or so, along with everyone else.

or

2. You can become a beta tester for X Geomview and get a 1.5 prerelease right
   now. Just send me mail and I'll tell you how to pick it up.

Best Regards,

Daeron Meyer
daeron at geom.umn.edu