Stop Microsoft

Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Stryker on 19 October 2003, 08:53

Title: XFree86 Compilation Error
Post by: Stryker on 19 October 2003, 08:53

I've ran into a problem when trying to install XFree86 4.3 I get an error. It appears to be on /root/X/xc/lib/freetype2/bdf.c line 35, but that line doesn't have any problems, it's the last line of the file. Anyone else experience this problem before? any advice?

Code: [Select]

Title: XFree86 Compilation Error
Post by: insomnia on 22 October 2003, 03:24

quote:

---

Originally posted by Stryker:
Anyone else experience this problem before?

---

I doubt if this can help, but I had problem like that.
In my case it appeared to be a bug in the first release of freetype2.

Title: XFree86 Compilation Error
Post by: Nobber on 22 October 2003, 20:39

If I were you, I'd install the latest freetype (2.1.5 is current) from source, and then set X to compile using that version instead of the built-in one (which is always out-of-date). There is a line in the host.def file that you can use to declare that an extant freetype is to be used:

#define HasFreetype2             YES

Of course, if you're already doing this, (a) my apologies for wasting your time! and (b) no, I haven't a clue what's wrong!

[ October 22, 2003: Message edited by: Nobber ]

Title: XFree86 Compilation Error
Post by: Stryker on 23 October 2003, 03:53

didnt have freetype installed, i would expect X to install any obscure dependencies (not glibc and gcc stuff)... people never include the important things.