Re: Initial installation woes. No text in examples.

[Jim]

On 04/01/04 13:29:48, Jim wrote:
> I followed exactly the procedure described by Dennis Leeuw at:
>
> http://gnustep.made-it.com/BuildGuide/
>
> Each step was followed exactly and command were cut and pasted.
>
> I downloaded gnustep-examples.0.9.7.tar.gz.
>
> Running make for instance on Finger results in Finger.app etc.
> When run, the main window appears with the graphic buttons.
> However, there is no text anywhere. Not in the main window. Not
> in the menu.
>
> This happens with all the example programs.
>
> If anyone can tell me what I've done incorrectly I'd appreciate it.
>
> Jim

To answer my own problem:

The instructions for building gnustep-back are for both xlib and art.
Step #3 says to set the default backend to art. As soon as I went into
~/GNUstep/Defaults/.GNUstepDefaults and changed the backend to xlib
it all worked.

Jim