Re: xfree won't compile

[Claes Wallin <clawa570+dragonfly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 06:28:56PM -0500, esmith wrote:
>
> > By the content of recent bug posts I suspect this is being worked on 
> > but, just in case...
> > Fresh DF install from 2/29 live-cd allowed me to buildworld and build 
> > kernel using gcc3. However, xfree86-4 does not compile with either gcc3 
> > or gcc2. gcc3 gives the imake problem, gcc2 spins in a loop trying to 
> > config ( I think in the dfport override ). I'm sorry I don't have time 
> > at the moment to fix this or do anything other than report.
>
>
> Can you try to install fontconfig and Xft before? There is some problem
> with autoconf wanting to recreate the Makefiles, but I don't really know
> why esp. since we don't have overriden those ports. Of course if you can
> solve this problem, it would make live easier :) I just don't want to
> spend that time, since the problem only exists if the ports are build as
> part of the dependency installation of another port.
>
> Joerg

I tried this, and found something weird:

Xft depends on imake-4, which wouldn't install because 
'work/xc/config/date.def' and 'version.def' were dead links. I simply 
linked them to files with suitable names (xc/.../hw/xf86Date.h, 
xf86Version.h), and it installed just fine.

How can internal softlinks in the X source archives point the wrong way?

   /Clacke