Re: [LUG] cool linux software - dia

[Aaron Trevena <betty at termisoc.org>]

On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Alex Charrett wrote:
> I've just discovered a dead cool bit of X software.  Its called dia (find
> it on fm) and its a technical diagram drawing package, very much along the
> lines of Visio.

yeay! one less reason to boot into windoze! Visio is very very nice and if
I can find a free alternative then I'll be chuffed to bits.
 
> Oh and a note to rh 6.1 users (like me).  To compile it you'll need to
> download and install the libxml rpm from the 6.2beta dist as the version
> that comes with 6.1 is too low and dia won't compile.

Even cooler - it uses XML for some stuff somewhere then, that could be
funky for automating diagrams, etc. have to go get it now.

A.

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