Re: Building xfree on Debian

[Luc Verhaegen <luc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004.01.02 16:18, kamesh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to build xfree 4.0.3 from sources, adding the following
> line on
> the site.def file:
>
> define LinuxDistribution LinuxDebian
>
> Compilation process starts, but it soon stops signaling
>
> Makefile.proto:1240: *** missing 'endef', unterminated 'define'.  
> Stop.
>
> I tried to build without modifing site.def, and the proceess go
> without
> troubles.
>
> What shoud I do to personilize xfree for my disribution?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Fabrizio.
>
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check out http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xsf/XFree86/
This is the main repository of the X strike force.

step by step:
mkdir xfree86-4.3.0, descend into this
grab xfree86_4.3.0.orig.tar.gz, gunzip, bzip2, rename to xfree86-4.3.0. 
tar.bz2
grab the latest branches-4.3.0-sid-debian... tarball, untar
run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
wait.

Luc Verhaegen.
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