Re: Source files compiled. Why no loadable module?

From: Jacob Westenbach (westy528_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:09:52 GMT

<linuxquestion@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Dear experts,
>
> I'm trying to upgrade xfree from 4.1, to 4.3. I
> read the very long document, and did what it said.
>
>
> Downloaded the source files and extracted them:
>
> cd /tmp/xfree86/Source4.3.0
>
> gzip -d < X430src-1.tgz | tar vxf -
> gzip -d < X430src-2.tgz | tar vxf -
> gzip -d < X430src-3.tgz | tar vxf -
> gzip -d < X430src-4.tgz | tar vxf -
> gzip -d < X430src-5.tgz | tar vxf -
> gzip -d < X430src-6.tgz | tar vxf -
> gzip -d < X430src-7.tgz | tar vxf -
>
> -----------
>
> - created a host.def file
>
> cd /tmp/xfree86/Source4.3.0/xc/config/cf
> cp xf86site.def host.def
>
> -----------
> - ran make
>
> cd /tmp/xfree86/Source4.3.0/xc
>
> time make World > World.log 2>&1 &
>
>
> Building takes about 25 minutes.
> Generates a 6-7 meg log file.
>
> -------------
>
> From xc/programs/Xserver, run:
> make Makefile
> make Makefiles
> make includes
> make depend
> make
>
> pwd
> /tmp/xfree86/Source4.3.0/xc/programs/Xserver
>
> make Makefile, etc.
>
> ...
>
> ../../lib/lbxutil/liblbxutil.a randr/librandr.a
> render/librender.a hw/xnest/libxnest.a Xext/libext.a dbe/libdbe.a
> record/librecord.a GL/glx/libglx.a
> GL/mesa/GLcore/libGLcore.a XTrap/libxtrap.a os/libcwrapper.o
> ../../lib/font/libXfont.a -lfreetype dix/libxpstubs.a
> -L../../exports/lib -lXext -lX11 -lz -lm
> -Wl,-rpath-link,../../exports/lib
> + mv -f Xvfb Xvfb.bak
> gcc -o Xvfb -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -ansi -pedantic -Wall
> -Wpointer-arith -Wundef -L../../exports/lib hw/vfb/stubs.o
> hw/vfb/miinitext.o hw/vfb/dpmsstubs.o dix/libdix.a os/libos.a
> ../../exports/lib/libXau.a ../../exports/lib/libXdmcp.a
> hw/vfb/libvfb.a fb/libfb.a mfb/libmfb.a dix/libxpstubs.a mi/libmi.a
> Xext/libexts.a xkb/libxkb.a Xi/libxinput.a
> lbx/liblbx.a
> ../../lib/lbxutil/liblbxutil.a randr/librandr.a
> render/librender.a mi/libmi.a Xext/libext.a dbe/libdbe.a
> record/librecord.a GL/glx/libglx.a
> GL/mesa/GLcore/libGLcore.a XTrap/libxtrap.a os/libcwrapper.o
> ../../lib/font/libXfont.a -lfreetype dix/libxpstubs.a -lz -lm
> -Wl,-rpath-link,../../exports/lib
>
> -------------
>
> I'm expecting to find the 4.3 module for xfree,
> but I can't find anything:
>
>
> rpm -qa | grep -i free
>
> XFree86-libs-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-devel-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-compat-modules-3.3.6-43
> freetype-2.0.3-7
> XFree86-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-tools-4.1.0-29
> freetype-devel-2.0.3-7
> XFree86-doc-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-twm-4.1.0-29
> XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-29
>
> find / -type f -name *.rpm | grep -i free
> - nothing
>
> ------------
>
> When I upgraded the kernel from source, I
> got an rpm file, that I then installed. And
> it worked.
>
> But I can't find an rpm file, or anything for xfree 4.3.
>
> What am I missing here? What is the big picture?
> What are the commands?
>
>
> Thanks

You've overlooked the obvious -- because you did not use an rpm package to
install/update xfree, the rpm database has no way of knowing that anything
has changed.

You will need to first use rpm to remove the 4.1 version (rpm -e xfree86)
and then perform the configure/make/make install process.

Personally, I'd search for a source rpm and use rpm --rebuild to create an
installable .rpm which can then be used to update the 4.1 and the rpm
database.

JW

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