On Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:52:30 +0100, clipka wrote:

> I recall that when I first started using Linux (in order to run POV-Ray
> on a separate machine, without having to pay for another copy of
> Windows) there was stuff I just thought I couldn't figure out on my own
> as well. While that feeling might have been wrong, it was there, and
> comments like "I told you everything you need to know" weren't really
> helpful in changing that emotion.
> 
> It's like being given a 5000-pieces jigsaw puzzle (without a reference
> image) when all you want is a picture to hang on the wall. Getting
> comments like "you have all the pieces to assemble the picture - all you
> need is a little bit of diligence" from people who seem to have seen the
> reference image a thousand times isn't much fun in that situation.

There's a difference between the questions you asked at the questions 
Joerg is asking....

You asked questions after looking for the answers (I remember - I was one 
of the ones who tried to help you).

Joerg is asking us to read the instructions for him.  Which version of 
boost is in the documentation in the source package he downloaded.  Had 
he read the documentation that is included with the sources, he wouldn't 
have had to ask.

He then went on to ask for someone to write him a tutorial on how to 
compile code on Linux, stating "Google isn't my friend".  But a Google 
search on the keywords I suggested turns up a good tutorial as the first 
hit.

Now, why should *anyone* do Google searches for him for something that 
trivial?  Why should *anyone* have to read the instructions included in 
the POVRay source to tell him what version of Boost to install - when 
he's fully capable of reading those instructions himself?

I'm sorry, but the answer to those questions is emphatically *RTFM*.  If, 
after reading the instructions, you still have questions, then by all 
means ask.

You took the time to try to find stuff first.  You didn't understand what 
you found, and asked questions about it.

Two entirely different situations.

Jim

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