David R Baker wrote: > I have been working on building XFree86, though the version on the CD's > I think just before yours.
I am using the files in the hamm directory, which, AFAIK is the same as what's on the CD. > cd "wherever" > dpkg-source -x blah.dsc > debian/rules clean > debian/rules build > debian/rules binary . This is the clue that I was searching for. I did not have the .dsc file, did not know anything about dpkg-source. But, after doing that, debian/rules clean finally worked for me, where it did not before. So, now it is in the (long) process of building the entire package. I am reasonably confident that I am now on the right track ... certainly further along than I was before I got your message. So, I must thank you for being a big help!! > Policy says that only debian/rules binary should be necessary, but I > had problems. There were permission problems the clean fixed. I > could be wrong, but it appears to me that binary does not have build > as a prerequisite and so several things that build does don't get done. > I do not file a bug not being sure and I'm sure I would have problems > maintaining such a large package. Well, that's interesting, but I don't really know anything about it. I'm doing "debian/rules build" right now. > You may want to see if you can get unmodified source to build before > modifying. True... though I thought, what the hell, just patch it and see if it goes. You did get me past my stumbling point. Thanks again!! --Preston
