RE: Errors Building xserver-xfree86
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 08:18:03AM -0000, Kevin Smith wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > What does this error message mean when building xserver-xfree86? I
> > compiled my own Kernel 2.4.20 for the powerpc for Debian
> Woody 3.0r1.
> > DId I miss or so something wrong with the Kernel compilation?
> >
> > Skipping unpack of already unpacked source in xfree86-4.1.0
> > dpkg-buildpackage: source package is xfree86
> > dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 4.1.0-16
> > dpkg-buildpackage: source maintainer is Branden Robinson
> > <branden@debian.org>
> > dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture is powerpc
> > dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: kernel-headers-2.4
> > dpkg-buildpackage: Build dependencies/conflicts
> unsatisfied; aborting.
> > dpkg-buildpackage: (Use -d flag to override.)
> > Build command 'cd xfree86-4.1.0 && dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc' failed.
> > E: Child process failed
>
Next time you build your own kernel, and are sure you are satisfied with it,
go the extra mile and
make-kpkg binary
^^^^^^
Binary will build packages for your kernel-headers and kernel-source.
Then you can feel free to wipe out everything under the kernel build
directory and just install your kernel-headers-*.deb
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