Re: Problem building X.org X11R6.8.0 on a Debian unstable system..

[Kevin Cave <kevin@scarygliders.net>]

Steve Smith wrote:

> "Kevin" == Kevin Cave <kevin@scarygliders.net> writes:
>  
>
> > Hmm, I'm slowly going insane over this. Either I've suddenly lost
> > all my Clue, or the above source just won't compile.
> >    
>
>  
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> > So, I've read the documentation on compiling, I've also read Steve
> > Smith's wonderfull howto at
> > http://incubator.vislab.usyd.edu.au/roller/page/Steve/20040909 , and
> >    
>
> Thanks :)
>
>  
>
> > followed that, whilst correcting the small gaffe in it ("cp
> > xorgsite.conf host.conf" should read "cp xorgsite.def to
> > host.def").
> >    
>
> Oops, corrected.  Thanks.
>  

No problem, always happy to help ;)

>  
>
> > `/usr/src/xc-build/doc/man/misc' make[3]: Leaving directory
> > `/usr/src/xc-build/doc/man' cleaning in doc/hardcopy...  make: ***
> > hardcopy: No such file or directory.  Stop.  make: Entering an
> > unknown directorymake: Leaving an unknown directorymake[2]: ***
> > [clean] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/xc-build/doc'
> > make[1]: *** [clean] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory
> > `/usr/src/xc-build' make: *** [World] Error 2
> > picard:/usr/src/xc-build#
> >    
>
> What are you building from, tarballs or CVS?  I've personally only
> tried CVS so you could try that, details at:
>
> 	http://freedesktop.org/XOrg/CvsPage
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>  

I'll try the CVS version tomorrow. Just wondering, though,
what environment you compiled it in? Whether it's Debian Stable, 
Testing, or Unstabel?

Regards,

Kevin Cave.