Old version of filePro

[Fairlight]

You need compat-libtermcap installed, but the version from CentOS 7
(read: RHEL 7 and derivatives) was broken, and needed a rebuild for i686
32-bit to work with filePro.

No telling what's in Fedora now.  Use Rocky 8 if you want sanity.  It
will have the same libtermcap issue, I believe, but the el7 build works
on el8.  You just have to build it properly for i686 from SRPM, after
modifying the SRPM.

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On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 02:03:29PM -0600, calvin covington via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> Hello all,
> 
> 
> I have been an observer of this list for about 20 years now and I have
> learned a lot from it.  I haven't asked many questions, so I'm a 'newbie'
> as far as communicating with you all.
> 
> I have been supporting a wholesale/retail company that has been running
> filePro 5.0 since the early 2000's  on Fedora 8 Werewolf  server... very
> few problems so far.
> 
> They have stayed on this version /  with this server much longer than I
> would have thought.    The owner of the company hints toward updating the
> applications and hardware off and on
> and has, like I said,  stuck with this appication all this time.
> 
> So... even though the server has no shown any signs of wearing
> out...I'm afraid it will croak sooner than later !
> 
> I have a backup server -- newer than the primary one that is running Cent)S
> 5.11 that is ready to take over if the primary server fails.... but it's
> not much newer than the primary!
> 
> Going to a newer version of filePro has been discussed and always ends up
> dead ended ...
> 
> My question to the group is:
> 
> I have a 'test' server set up running Fedora 35...
> 
> I have the original run-time and development installation CD's and copies
> of the installation files saved here and there as well.
> 
> When I try to install,  it never 'finishes' ....   I remember you supposed
> to install one before the other,  so I've tried insalling run time first
> and develpment  second and ths vice-a-versa...  I'm sure there are things
> to do that I've forgotten.
> 
> Can someone point me to 'old'  installaton requirements / procedures,
> etc., that  may help me get this old version of filePro working on the new
> server.
> 
> Kinda sweatin' a possible disaster !
> 
> Thanks you in advance
> 
> 
> Calvin Covington
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