Re: Compiling XFree86 -- no makefile in doc directory...?
David R Baker wrote:
> I have been working on building XFree86, though the version on the CD's
> I think just before yours.
I am using the files in the hamm directory, which, AFAIK is the same as
what's on the CD.
> cd "wherever"
> dpkg-source -x blah.dsc
> debian/rules clean
> debian/rules build
> debian/rules binary .
This is the clue that I was searching for. I did not have the .dsc
file, did not know anything about dpkg-source. But, after doing that,
debian/rules clean finally worked for me, where it did not before. So,
now it is in the (long) process of building the entire package. I am
reasonably confident that I am now on the right track ... certainly
further along than I was before I got your message. So, I must thank
you for being a big help!!
> Policy says that only debian/rules binary should be necessary, but I
> had problems. There were permission problems the clean fixed. I
> could be wrong, but it appears to me that binary does not have build
> as a prerequisite and so several things that build does don't get done.
> I do not file a bug not being sure and I'm sure I would have problems
> maintaining such a large package.
Well, that's interesting, but I don't really know anything about it.
I'm doing "debian/rules build" right now.
> You may want to see if you can get unmodified source to build before
> modifying.
True... though I thought, what the hell, just patch it and see if it
goes. You did get me past my stumbling point.
Thanks again!!
--Preston
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