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RE: How do you build XWin.exe from the XFree86 source tree? Please Help!
- To: "'cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: RE: How do you build XWin.exe from the XFree86 source tree? Please Help!
- From: Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 08:40:35 -0400
cd to /xc directory
and type
make World
when all is done, type
make install
if compilation fails, post error messages to the list.
Suhaib
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fallon, Charlie [mailto:charlie_fallon@vibren.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:32 AM
> To: Suhaib Siddiqi; cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: How do you build XWin.exe from the XFree86
> source tree? Please Help!
>
>
> Hi Suhaib,
>
> Thank you for your response. You're a great help. Could you
> help me with some additional questions?
>
> You made the statement:
>
> NO. you can have a blank site.def file, but do not copy
> cygwin.cf to site.def or host.def You will create duplicates
> and as a result big compilation mess.
>
>
> If I have a blank site.def, how does "make World" work?
>
> I've looked at the FAQ's secton on the xfree-cygwin site and
> it says to go into the xwin directory and type the command
> "make Makefile". I perform this and nothing appears to happen.
>
> Next it says to go into the /xc directory and type make
> XWin.exe. When I do this the makefile tells me there's no
> rule to make XWin.exe.
>
>
> Any idea as to what I'm doing wrong??
>
> - Charlie
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suhaib Siddiqi [mailto:ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 8:30 PM
> To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> Cc: Fallon, Charlie
> Subject: RE: How do you build XWin.exe from the XFree86
> source tree? Please Help!
>
>
>
>
> > YOU ARE IN THE WRONG MAILING LIST!
> >
>
>
> Please post to proper mailing list ONLY.
>
>
> > Once again, I have redirected this message to the correct list.
> >
> > Sheesh.
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 07:10:16PM -0400, Fallon, Charlie wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I was wondering if anyone could help me in building the
> XWin.exe from
> > >the XFree86 source tree? I'm running into a lot of
> problems. First
> > >off, I've read the documentation on the xfree86-cygwin
> site and have
> > >still been unable to properly build it. My questions are:
> > >
> > >In the /xc/config/cf directory, do I copy over the
> cygwin.cf file to
> > the
> > >site.def file?
>
> NO. you can have a blank site.def file, but do not copy
> cygwin.cf to site.def or host.def You will create duplicates
> and as a result big compilation mess.
>
> > Do I then run make World?
>
> Yes
>
> I've tried this and I've
> > come
> > >up with 2 errors every time.
>
> Post the exact error messages. It is impossible to imagine
> what those errors could be.
>
> > >
> > >Can the XWin.exe be built on a Linux machine or does it have to be
> > built
> > >on a Microsoft machine?
>
>
> Yes, Read about cross-compiling. Harold posted instructions.
>
> > >
> > >Basically, I am not clear on how to setup the configuration and or
> > what
> > >environment the XWin.exe should be created in (Linux, Microsoft).
>
> Should be compiled on Windows. But you can compile on Linux
> too if you are set to do a cross-compilations. It is Cygwin
> application for Windows.
>
> > >
> > >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Charlie Fallon
> > >Vibren Technologies Inc.
> > >Software Engineer
> > >80 Central Street
> > >Boxborough, MA 01719
> > >Phone: (978) 929-5532
> > >charlie_fallon@vibren.com <mailto:charlie_fallon@vibren.com>
>