On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:35:04 +1100, Rob Weir wrote: > > [1 <text/plain; us-ascii (quoted-printable)>] > On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 08:18:03AM -0000, Kevin Smith wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > What does this error message mean when building xserver-xfree86? I > > compiled my own Kernel 2.4.20 for the powerpc for Debian Woody 3.0r1. > > DId I miss or so something wrong with the Kernel compilation? > > > > Skipping unpack of already unpacked source in xfree86-4.1.0 > > dpkg-buildpackage: source package is xfree86 > > dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 4.1.0-16 > > dpkg-buildpackage: source maintainer is Branden Robinson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture is powerpc > > dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: kernel-headers-2.4 > > dpkg-buildpackage: Build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting. > > dpkg-buildpackage: (Use -d flag to override.) > > Build command 'cd xfree86-4.1.0 && dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc' failed. > > E: Child process failed > > You need to install the kernel headers that match your running > kernel. Well, normally. Since X seems to run fine on > thousands of peoples machines, it presumably just needs *a* set > of 2.4 kernel headers. kernel-headers-2.4.18-386 might work, > and it's in woody. Install them and try again.
IIRC I managed to compile Branden's X without *any* kernel-headers. I suspect the headers are just for compiling X stuff that interacts directly with the kernel (DRI perhaps?). My kernel is built from the kernel.org sources via make-kpkg. Maybe the OP can try the -d flag mentioned above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
