[oi-dev] X packages to deprecate

[Volker A. Brandt]

Udo Grabowski (IMK) writes:
> On 27/08/2016 20:30, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> >> pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw4 at 0.5.11,5.11-2013.0.0.0
> >> pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 at 0.5.11,5.11-2013.0.0.0
> >
> > These provide backwards binary compatibility for Xaw apps compiled on older
> > Solaris releases - libXaw4 for those built on Solaris 2.2 or prior (yes,
> > 1992ish), libXaw5 for those build on Solaris 2.3 through 10.
> >
> > libXaw7 is the current version of this, introduced to OpenSolaris in 2008.
> >
> >....
> 
> There are a few programs out there needed that use this library,
> xfig being the most prominent of these.

The xdvi viewer from the TeXlive system also (still) uses libXaw.


Regards -- Volker
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