Rxvt & new XFree [was Re: 'Wrong' dll names in 4.3.0-1 packages -> breaks all 3rd party X apps]

[Nicholas Wourms]

David A. Case wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 01, 2003, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> 
>>No.  Older X apps will need to be recompiled for 4.3.0.  This is a 
>>change that needed to happen.  In the meantime, you can keep the old 
>>DLLs in the same directory and it will allow older X apps to run side by 
>>side with new X apps.
> 
> 
> One of the most common "older apps" that needs to be recompiled is rxvt.
> This seems to be a packaging issue: what is the best way for setup to (help)
> ensure that people upgrading to the new Xfree86 version get a re-compiled
> rxvt as well?
> 
> Of course, in principle, rxvt is no different from other X programs that are
> not updated when Xfree86 is updated, but I think it is very widely used,
> and hence likely to trip almost everyone up when it stops working after they
> update the X packages.
> 

Well then, Steve's probably the one to talk to regarding this.  I 
believe the problem is that rxvt isn't actually linked to any 
Cygwin/XFree86 libs, since it uses its own hybrid emulation lib, libW11. 
  I'll let Steve comment on the specifics involved, but I believe that 
libW11 will need updating to match current libX11 api differences.  I 
wonder if Donald Becker has updated the sources yet?

Cheers,
Nicholas