RE: Very basic question concerning compiling WINE

[Medland, Bill]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Rubenstein [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 6:11 PM
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: Very basic question concerning compiling WINE
>
> *** I hope this isn't appropriate, in that I posted this same 
> question 
> to [e-mail].  I'm still not sure who reads what.  ***
>
> I am an intermediate Linux user. I dual boot into Redhat 7.3 
> and Windows 
> ME. It would be nice to be able to run the stuff in Windows 
> from Linux 
> (for 2 reasons: to avoid booting and rebooting, and trying to 
> get away 
> from Windows altogether someday), so I am now learning WINE.
>
> I see a bunch of postings on this list about compiling. 
> Question: Would 
> I expect to compile, as opposed to just running the WINE 
> configuration 
> that came with Redhat 7.3? (Probably a pretty broad question, but if 
> anyone has a word to say, I'm all ears.)
>
> SJR

I echo Tony's views.  However the following might be useful to you.

It is possible to get approximately monthly updates to the rpms on RedHat;
the LinuxEasy rpm copies available via www.winehq.com/downloads (if they are
available) are in the correct version.  I would certainly say that you will
need to upgrade or replace the one that comes with RedHat 7.3.  It's great
that RedHat provide it but that version is woefully out-of-date now.

However I would seriously advocate building from scratch.  (Before doing so,
remember to uninstall the wine that RedHat put there).

I have been building Wine on RedHat for a year and a half now; on RedHat 7.3
for many months.  I find it quite easy.

Bill