unable to compile xorg-x11

geburns · n00b Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 65 Location: st paul, mn

i have an ultra5 that i'm attempting to install gentoo on. i've installed and troubleshot numerous x86 gentoo builds, but this is my first attempt with the sparc hardware. i'm unable to compile xorg-x11. i've attempted numerous times and each attempt produced a different error. i installed using stage3 and was able to compile other ebuilds with out issues. i'm using the default USE flags. any suggestions would be welcome and apprecitated.

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Ferris · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject:

What kind of error, and for which version of xorg-x11? Please show what the use flags actually are (e.g., output from 'emerge -pv xorg-x11') and a description of what is actually failing. Is the build failing, or does xorg-x11 not install, or does it not run, ...? And if it doesn't run, can you give an indication of what /var/logXorg.0.log says the problem(s) is(are)? xorg-x11 is known to build and run on U5 systems, so we need a bit more information about your specific failure.

geburns · n00b Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 65 Location: st paul, mn

thanks for responding ferris...

xorg-x11 is not installed (is there a binary for this?)

i'm unable to finish the build. the compile dies with a different compile error each time i've attempted to emerge it.

the errors have been inconsistent

unexpected "/"
syntax errors
unexpected ""

sorry, i'm recompiling again and i overwrote the previous log file... if this one fails (and i'm sure it will) i'll post the errors from the log file.

version: xorg-x11-6.8.2-4

thanks again.

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Ferris · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:35 pm Post subject:

There is no binary or xorg-x11, although I thought it was included as part of the stage3 distribution. I could well be mistaken on that, however.
Unfortunately, the errors you are describing are often symptomatic of a kernel problem or of a hardware problem (or even of an interaction problem between the gcc compiler and the kernel) of some sort, leaving xorg-x11 itself an innocent victim. I do not know what kernel you are using, and I don't have a U5 to test on. However, U5 Gentoo installations are pretty common (at least, in the rather uncommon Sparc/Linux world :wink:

). If you have access to IRC, you can get information on stable U5/xorg-x11 configurations from the Freenode #gentoo-sparc channel. An alternative to both the Forums and #gentoo-sparc is the gentoo-sparc@gentoo.org mailing list; if you are not subscribed, I recommend that you become subscribed. It is pretty low volume, and the useful content/noise ratio is quite high. (Links to details on the gentoo.org home page.)

In summary, I think you can install xorg-x11 from one of the distribution media, but I could well be mistaken. However, your system is exhibiting a problem needing investigating independently of xorg.

Hope this is of some use,
Regards,
Ferris.

Weeve · Retired Dev Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 641

If you install Gentoo on your system using the GRP package set, you can get an xorg-x11 binary. However if you choose to go this route, be sure to use the portage tree provided on the media for the initial installation or the subsequent emerging of binary package will not work as you want if there are newer versions of packages available in the current portage tree rather than the provided snapshot.

geburns · n00b Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 65 Location: st paul, mn

thanks weeve... i realize that, that's why i'm avoiding using the package set. i'd prefer to compile/build the system if possible.

emerge xorg-x11 failed (as predicted), here are some info:

geburns · n00b Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 65 Location: st paul, mn

more info:

i'm using kernel 2.4.31-sparc-r2, i modified the .config to remove modules that i know i don't need.

gcc-3.3.5.20050130-r1

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geburns · n00b Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 65 Location: st paul, mn

yet another compile error:

Ferris · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject:

For the last error: You are showing '_sdverity' undefined in lib/ICE/process.c. This is a bad sign: The actual symbol in the source is '_severity' and is a parameter to a macro being expanded. I do not kave a good idea how to proceed, but it looks like that is what is happening with this particular failure.

Weeve · Retired Dev Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 641

One place you can look is the Diagnostics section of the Gentoo OpenBoot PROM Reference document. It talks about how to troubleshoot some problems.

If the issue happens to be hard disk related, you might try emerging the smartmontools package. This tool can read and test the health of your drive via the S.M.A.R.T. interface.

geburns · n00b Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 65 Location: st paul, mn

thanks for the obp info weeve. i'll test them out when i get in to work in the morming.

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geburns · n00b Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 65 Location: st paul, mn

thanks to all who responded.

i had to scrap the U5 and i'll try to find another one to play with. weeve suspected a bad disk and dave m. indicated the same.

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Toady · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:56 am Post subject:

Since the disks are standard ATA-33 then you could just use any spair PC disk you have.

Out of interest what file system did you use ? Reiser is quite broken on Sparc - EXT3 is a good way to go.
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