X11R7.0 Binaries

[DavidMD]

Hello, everyone.

As many of you know, the X.Org Foundation has released X11R7.0, which is available in tar format.

Has anyone found any information about when prebuilt binaries for the lastest release of X, X11R7.0, might be available? I supposed that we should check with the maintainers of the Linux distribution(s) that we are running as the first step.

You can get information about X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 from the X.Org Foundation wiki.

The home page for the X.Org Foundation is, of course, at the following URL:

<http://www.x.org/>

In addition, X11R7.0 is the "first release of the new modular source code tree. The souce code has been split into nine logical modules: app, data, doc, driver, font, lib. proto, util and xserver. Each of these modules contain[s] one or more packages that can be configured, built and installed separately. Please see an X11R7.0 release site for a complete list of the tarballs."

SOURCE: <http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R7.0/doc/html/README6.html>

Finally, if you have the expertise, please consider contributing to the X.Org Foundation's X efforts. You can find more information at the following URL:

<http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R7.0/doc/html/README5.html>

Thank you.

Cordially,

David

P.S. -- I share this question/information with the hope of being helpful to this on-line community, and for no other reasons.

[XiaoKJ]

What do you mean?

If you have a specific distro, like redhat/fedora/suse/mandrake/slackware/debian, its a given that the binaries you'd want to use without shooting yourself in the foot is through the official sources.

Or else, simply search for xorg 7 and your distribution package type (rpm/tgz/deb) and you might get a nice source.

If you don't get them, its highly probable that your distro refuses to budge... well, its fine if you can't live at the edge... you can just compile the sources yourself and make a package for yourself.

Lastly, the F/LOSS seldom provide binaries. you'd better get used to this... are you new here? We compile from source if needed (I run gentoo, everything's from source) or simply rely on upstream maintainers (like debian I've used) or unofficial, but helpful people...

Hope this helps... I need more info to help in any way... most importantly is your distro and version.

[bwkaz]

X.org 6.9 and 7.0 are exactly the same code -- it's just that 7.0 comes in many, many more pieces. So if your distro has packages for 6.9, then you're able to use all the same features as a 7.0 install would be able to run.

[DavidMD]

Lastly, the F/LOSS seldom provide binaries. you'd better get used to this... are you new here? We compile from source if needed (I run gentoo, everything's from source) or simply rely on upstream maintainers (like debian I've used) or unofficial, but helpful people...

Hope this helps... I need more info to help in any way... most importantly is your distro and version.Hello, XiaoK.

I was merely providing the information for general interest. I know I like to keep up with X.Org, even if what I learn is not personally relevant to me.

I am also well aware that F/LOSS seldon provide binaries. I like to install from source and, if I am really interested in a particular project, I pull code from CVS.

Anyway, I was not trying to offend anyone, nor I am not new to this forum.

I do appreciate your offer for help. I do a lot of hacking and exploring in Linux, and I always have new questions, because I am always pushing myself to learn more. ;)

I like to use Linux to accomplish tasks, but I will always see it as a learning opportunity.

Again, I apologize if I ruffled any feathers. I certainly did not mean to do anything more than pass along some information. Perhaps because I do a lot of technical writing, I actually like reading such information myself. :)

(As another example, XiaoKJ, I remember going through a period a few years ago when I got fascinated with FVWM for a variety of reasons, including technical ones and the phenomenon of FWWM's following -- at least at that particular time. I have not visited the FVWM Web site in ages. Once I learned about FVWM and set it up, my curiosity was satisfied and I picked something else to explore.)

One of the many things that I learned from Mike Watts is the importance of preserving a sense of an open, supportive community at LinuxForums, but perhaps I need to reevaluate what "interesting news" I share -- and if what I share is actually interesting.

I certainly don't want to waste people's time, bore them, or come across as "new," to use your wording (although there is nothing wrong with being new!)...or asking for help on the information that I post.

Thanks, XiaoKJ. You seem knowledgeable and willing to help others -- part of why I value JustLinux so much. :)

Cordially,

David

P.S. -- By the way, I run SuSE Linux as my "production" distribution, but I am setting up one of my two Intel computers to run Linux and other open-source operating systems only (i.e., no more dual-booting with Windows).

I plan to install multiple Linux distributions just to explore them and, in addition, I have an opportunity to do some freelance technical writing about Linux. Things are sure to get even more interesting with Linux, which is how I want them to be! :D