🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Tiny Human Ferret wrote:
> >
> > > As for WINE, it will probably work just fine for almost
> > > anything. It is highly contributed to by people whose main
> > > interest is high-performance video gaming, so graphic-heavy
> > > stuff is likely to be well-supported.
> >
> >         So I just have to find out whether I have it, get it if
> > necessary, and then learn to use it. That's also a help; and
> > again I thank you.
>
> http://www.wine.org/  -- I think.
>
> A tarball that I was able to get to build and to work under Slackware 7.1 is
> at http://www.earthops.net/Wine-20020411.tar.gz

	OK, I downloaded that; gunzipped it; and did

tar -xvof Wine-20020411.tar -- which produced several screensful of
stuff. (Like, have I filled up my drive??)

> Once built, I believe that

	"built"??

> `wine -win w2k /path/to/file`
>
> will run it.

	Back to words of one syllable spoken slowly (and supposing
I manage to "build" (i.e. install? compile? ___?)whatever it is
that you do that to) : Given I have a map & software CD or two. I
open a terminal emulation, put the first CD into the drive -- and
then how do I figure out what to put for /path/to/file?

> It's fairly annoying to use (stupid debugging screen!) but it
> does run things.

	Debug? Debugging?? Duhhhh

	Sorry to be so clueless! :-(
-- 
RR 'Beartooth' Neuswanger <karhunhammas (at) lserv.com>
retiree & linux greenhorn w/RH 7.2
Keep in mind that I have no idea what I am talking about.