Re: Errors building/installing XF4

[Matthieu Herrb <matthieu_(_dot_)_herrb_(_at_)_laas_(_dot_)_fr>]

Alexander Hall wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> Following release(8) and compiling (system and) XF4 on i386 ends with 
> the following messages:
>
> ------------------------
> Full build of XFree86 version 4.3.99.902 (18 December 2003) complete.
>
> install 
> xc-old/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/bindist/OpenBSD-ix86/host.def 
> xc-old/config/cf/host.def
> install: 
> xc-old/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/bindist/OpenBSD-ix86/host.def: No 
> such file or directory
> *** Error code 71
>
> Stop in /home/alexander/XF4BLD (line 70 of Makefile).
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /home/alexander/XF4BLD (line 83 of Makefile).
> ------------------------
>
> I have checked out the sources (from local updated CVSync'd repository) 
> with
>     cvs up -Pdr OPENBSD_3_6
> and the kernel and system build/install/release process went fine.
>
> I realize it says "Full build /.../ complete" so it seems it is only the 
> install part that fails.

No, it's the beginning of the build of xc-old that fail. It looks like 
you didn't check out or update XF4/xc-old, or didn't lndir it into XF4BLD.

> The system I'm updating was a snapshot as of Sep 07, so the steps in the 
> upgrade-minifaq should not be an issue, or am I wrong here? I couldn't 
> find anything in the archives.
>
> Any help is appreciated. And do feel free to throw manpages in my face. :-}

Read XF4/README for details on the X builds. Although I don't think it 
contains the answer to this problem. But no man page either told you 
that xc-old is optional :).

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Matthieu Herrb