Re: Compiling XFree86 -- no makefile in doc directory...?
Preston Landers wrote:
>
> 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.
>
The version you are using has a new patch from Xfree86, but the Debian
stufff may be mostly unchanged.
> > 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!!
>
Hope this helps!
> --Preston
>
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