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  • From: Dufflebunk <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
  • To: Duane Malcolm <d.malcolm AT auckland.ac.nz>
  • Cc: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Beta2 install problems, esp. xfree86
  • Date: 20 Nov 2002 15:06:11 -0500

Hello

On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 14:48, Duane Malcolm wrote:
> Hi
> I've been using Sorcerer since November 2001 and have been using the
> same ISO from 2001. When the beta2 iso was release I tried to upgrade my
> system but had a number of issue.
>
> To date I have I have managed to install SGML beta2 and rebuild it (with
> only 3 problems left)
>
> Install problems: I tried to install XFS with the kernel, the kernel
> would be patched but the kernel compilation would fail at random places.
> At first I would remove the module that caused the compile problem but
> it would fail somewhere else. So in the end I compiled the kernel with
> the same configuration twice and found they failed at different places.
> Finally I found that if I didn't compile XFS I was fine. Now I'm using ext3.
You tried compiling twice with the same settings, and it failed in two
different places?? This is the hallmark of bad RAM. I would suggest you
check your ram with memtest86 (memtest86.com, sweet program).

>
> Rebuild problems:
> xfsprogs - can't find source version 2.2.2 - understandable, I couldn't
> either. Didn't need it since I couldn't install XFS in the kernel.
> ncurse - I understand this has been discussed - I will look through the
> previous posts and fix it
Yeah, nasty little bugger. Basicly rm the ncurses.h in the gcc
directory.

> bzip2 - not sure why, will look into it.
This was a problem, I remember having it with a rebuild. I believe it
has been fixed in the latest test grimoire.

>
> But my biggest problem, the one that annoys me and the only one I can't
> start using beta2, is installing xfree86. It has a problem compiling
> 'mipmap.c'. I have searched the web for this issue, I have downloaded
> the xfree86 source again and I tried to compile it after my lastest
> rebuild, all with no luck. I did attempt to compile it using gcc2 but I
> don't know how to set xfree86 to be compiled with gcc2, can someone help
> me here? Unfortunately, I am unable to get the compile log to my working
> computer, I'll write down the error and post it if needed. I am really
> posting this to see if anyone else has had problems or if anyone could help.
To force a program to be compiled with gcc2, you can add an empty file
called USEGCC2 to the spell's directory. Be sure to check your ram
before trying again... that could again be the culprit.

>
> I did reset my system setting in sorcery configuration after installing
> beta2.
There is a mino bug with the iso which causes the optimization info not
to be save. After your reboot, you should probable set it again.

>
> Also just a question, are we able to get a xdelta patch between iso
> releases?, I have a 56k modem.
I can't speak for the ISO, but I hope xdelta will make it's way back
into some of the large spells like mozilla, gcc, and X.

>
> My system is: Asus P4S333-VM motherboard, P4 1.4GHz CPU, 750MB RAM, 80GB
> HD, Asus V8170 Graphics card.
Wanna lend me some of that RAM?

>
> Regards, Duane.
>
>
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