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From: libby@dumpling.osf.org (Libby Hanna)
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Subject: Re: Xt used by MOTIF
Message-ID: <11685@paperboy.OSF.ORG>
Date: 6 Aug 90 13:51:22 GMT
References: <900802.10473256.012001@RMC.CP6> <1990Aug2.233602.8775@wrl.dec.com> <11624@paperboy.OSF.ORG> <994@pan.UUCP>
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In article <994@pan.UUCP> jw@pan.uu.ch (Jamie Watson) writes:
>In article <11624@paperboy.OSF.ORG> ron@osf.org (Ron Birnbaum) writes:
>>In article <1990Aug2.233602.8775@wrl.dec.com> klee@wsl.dec.com writes:
>>>I understand that the next version of Motif will work with the X11R4 Xt.
>>
>> Yes, with certain R4 Xt patches which will be provided with Motif 1.1.
>
>Oh no, not again.  Exactly what are these "certain Xt patches"?  Have they
>been submitted to the X Consortium so that they could (hopefully) be
>included in the "official" R4 patches?  A lot of people have complained
>loud and long about having to keep around a special version of Xt for use
>with Motif.  This was supposed to finally not be necessary with Motif 1.1,
>but if there are special non-standard patches required for Motif, we are
>right back to having to keep an "official" Xt and a "Motif-patched" Xt.
>
>jw

When OSF releases 1.1, we plan to define which patch level of Xt is required.
The patches are the same as the patches distributed by the Consortium, which
(who?) has been very cooperative in publishing Xt patches needed by Motif.

The only reason OSF would ship a special "MOTIF" patch to Xt is if some nasty
bug which was not patched in the defined Xt patch level turns up during testing.In that case, we would provide a MOTIF patch on the tape and also submit the
needed fix to the Consortium, for release in a future patch level (hopefully).
At this time, the necessity of a MOTIF patch is unknown.

So, in short, no, not again.

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Libby Hanna - Motif QA              Open Software Foundation
libby@osf.osf.org                   Cambridge, MA   (617) 621-8820
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