[cad-linux] Re: Intellicad on Wine Status ???

Keith

Thanks for the Linux/Icad2001 update.

Rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "keith frost" <pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 5:58 AM
Subject: [cad-linux] Re: Intellicad on Wine Status ???


> 
> Wine development has been making progress.
> they're getting close to having the error with the new
> installshield fixed.  see KernelCousin Wine
> #106(&107).
> i can post them to the list if there is interesnt.
> 
> Icad2000/Wine has been getting more and more stable.
> TrueSpace5 for Icad will now run but is VERY buggy.
> work on printing has been getting more priority.
> currently it seems to work as long as Cups(required by
> wine for printing) is not using one of the Gimp
> filters.
> 
> Until the Installshield issue is completely fixed
> there is no point trying to install any of the current
> builds that are availible(ok, i have been anyway). 
> unless you are dual booting and can install under
> windows.  i'm not so i can't.
> 
> Surya at cadopia has said that he will try to make the
> next release a little more Wine friendly.  but keep in
> mind that he can't make promisses on linux for the
> moment.  It(Wine friendly version) should be out in
> the very near future, so we'll have to try it when it
> gets here.
> 
> between their efforts and the Wine developers progress
> i hope to see Icad2001 running before the end of the
> year.
> 
> I would like to have better news, but this is the
> current status.
> 
> Phrostie
> 
> 
> --- DHoll28158@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I keep looking for news or comments about using
> > Intellicad under Linux but 
> > never find anything. This is really disappointing.
> > Not having a good cad 
> > package is a major roadblock that keeps me from
> > converting entirely over to 
> > Linux.
> > 
> > Is there any late news that I should be aware of.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Dan H.
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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