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tobiaus:

--- Quote from: Juanito on March 26, 2009, 08:17:41 AM ---If you read the .info file for the various extensions, it will explain what other extensions they depend upon
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that's what i used to do but .info files don't always list the deps. i use .dep files for that now.

enirom:
The minefield info button doesn't display any dependencies.
Is the .info file the info button that is displayed on the download list page?
Is it in the tar file?

Where is the .dep file?

IMHO, the documentation is lacking. I really hate having to ask these basic questions. I was using and building linux off and on since it was first introduced but I've been away from development for 7 years. I'm using Tiny Core to brush up my skills. Can I install it? Can I build it from scratch?
Did the build work?...not to ruffle any feathers but I initially started my
effort with DSL.

There are a few concepts discussed in the forums as if everyone knows the subject. This project needs some basics explained to the masses.

I hope that there was no offense taken from my comments. My compliments to the chefs.

Juanito:
You're correct, the info file is the link next to the extension name on the download page. The dep file does not have a link, but if you're interested you can see it by substituting .dep for .info in the url for the info file.

Maybe it would be better to download and manually load an extension from a terminal window to check if there are any error messages.

I don't use minefield, but according to the dep file, it depends on the following extensions:

expat2.tcel
glib2.tcel
graphics-libs-1.tcel
libxml2.tcel
fontconfig.tcel
gtk+-2.tcel

If you download these one by one and store them somewhere permanent, you can load them individually as follows from a terminal window:
--- Code: ---$ tce-load /path-to-file/expat2.tcel
$ tce-load /path-to-file/glib2.tcel
...
$ tce-load /path-to-file/gtk+-2.tcel
$ tce-load /path-to-file/minefield.tce
--- End code ---

This way you'll see any error messages in the terminal window and hopefully get to the bottom of the problem. If everything goes well, you should be able to launch firefox from the icon at the bottom of the screen.

roberts:
Use of the appbrowser GUI will load the dep files.
Manually downloading individual files via a web browser will not.

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