On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 16:11, Mike A. Harris wrote: > On 12 Jun 2003, Bill Baker wrote: > > >> I suggest reinstalling Red Hat Linux 9 from scratch, and not > >> replacing any core system components with homebrew builds, as > >> that is a likely source of problem. > > > >I see you are using XFree86-4.3.0-2. > > That is what is shipped and supported in Red Hat Linux 9, yes. > > >As I said before, I am using XFree86-4.3.0-3, built on a RH8 > >system for my Athlon processor from source RPMs. > > No, that is not what you said, quote: > > >Date: 12 Jun 2003 14:02:25 -0400 > >From: Bill Baker <bill_chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx, xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > >Reply-To: xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >Content-Type: text/plain > >Subject: Problems with undefined reference errors > > > >Ever since I upgraded to Red Hat 9, I have been having problems > >compiling programs. I tried searching the web, but have had no > > You clearly state that you've upgraded to Red Hat [Linux] 9 here. > There are no significant differences between XFree86 4.3.0-2 and > 4.3.0-3 except a few minor driver bug fixes and other trivial > stuff. I also have a Red Hat Linux 8.0 machine here with XFree86 > 4.3.0 installed on it: > Allow me to quote you what I also said later on in the same message: > I have a custom build of XFree86 (4.3.0-3) installed that I built > from the source RPM under Red Hat 8.0 While upgrading to RH9, the XFree86 packages were not upgraded, since it saw 4.3.0-3 as being newer than 4.3.0-2. > > >I could try installing the 4.3.0-2 binaries from the RH9 CD to > >see if that works. I just wondered if there was anything else I > >could do, short of doing that. > > Red Hat Linux 9 binaries generally will not install on Red Hat > Linux 8.0 without recompilation, and even then, some require spec > file editing prior to rebuilding, and many of them have other > dependancies on packages from Red Hat Linux 9 also. That's fine. I am running RH9. > > >There was no reason to treat me like I'm stupid. > > I wasn't. I read your statements as implications that something > is drastically broken in Red Hat Linux 9 that prevents X11 > applications from compiling properly. I didn't mean to imply anything, I was just wondering what was going on. > That is simply not true, > and I have merely stated a few things you were doing wrong, and > stated that I am able to compile your program without > modification on both stock Red Hat Linux 9, and Red Hat Linux 8.0 > with XFree86 4.3.0-3 and have no problems, even without adding > the missing headers. The part I took exception to was when you said: > Please put the source code you are trying to compile on ftp/http > somewhere so that it can be compiled by hundreds of Red Hat Linux > 9 users, and we can see if this is a problem with Red Hat Linux > 9, or just with your personal system. Guess which one is more > likely... That sounded *very* condescending to me. > You've said you were using RHL 9 in your original mail, and the C > compiler you said you used, is the one from RHL 9 as well. Now > you say you're using RHL 8.0, which only confuses things. Have > you also manually rebuild the gcc rpms from RHL 9 and installed > them on RHL 8.0? No, what I meant was that the XFree86 packages had been built and installed on my system while I was running RH8. I have since upgraded to RH9. > I'm not sure what exactly you're running, but I'm sure that the > problem isn't something caused by Red Hat Linux provided > packages. ;o) I never said it was. I did wonder if that might be the case, though, since glibc 2.3 and wine don't play very well together, unless you build wine from CVS. I always try to leave all possibilities open. > Again, my suggestion is to back up your data, install Red Hat > Linux 9, don't modify anything or install homebrew packages, and > try to compile the program. It will work, trust me. ;o) And I > mean you no disrespect. I'm just trying to show you that it does > really work. I figured there could be something wrong with my setup. I went ahead and installed XFree86 4.3.0-2, and tried compiling my program again. It now works, and next I'll try compile other packages as well. --Bill _______________________________________________ xfree86-list mailing list xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com
