[Bug 461] Review Request: openmotif - Open Motif runtime libraries and executables

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http://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=461


James Hubbard <jameshubbard at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #25 from James Hubbard <jameshubbard at gmail.com>  2009-10-15 03:30:44 ---
I've been rebuilding the openmotif src.rpms from the fc5 release for some
software that I have to use.  I picked up these new packages today by accident
when doing an update.  I was glad to see that someone had decided to package
these until I ran into problems with some software that I use.  

After getting the update, the software wouldn't compile or link.  This is due
to moving the openmotif development files.  The application's configure scripts
look for the motif files in /usr/include/Xm/.  I think that there will be
others complaining because the libs have been moved to a new location.
Hopefully there aren't that many that are forced to use openmotif. 

The software that I use relies on openmotif.  Lesstif isn't appropriate.  It
causes problems with the software. I can understand the desire to not overwrite
the lesstif files. If someone wants the openmotif libs, he/she probably doesn't
care about losing the lesstif files.  

RHEL (4.x, 5.x) and Ubuntu have openmotif libraries.  They place them in the
/usr/include/Xm/ and /usr/lib. By changing the location, this will create a
hardship for those that expect the files in the traditional locations.  


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