XOrg 6.8 build error "Unsupported size of `long' type!"

Roland Mainz roland.mainz at nrubsig.org
Sun Sep 12 08:30:03 PDT 2004


Anton Markov wrote:
> I am trying to build XOrg 6.8 on a Debian Unstable system, and I am
> getting the following two errors:
> 
> ../../../../config/makedepend/makedepend: warning:  psout.c (reading
> ../../../../extras/freetype2/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h), line
> 82: #error "Unsupported size of `int' type!"
> 
> ../../../../config/makedepend/makedepend: warning:  psout.c (reading
> ../../../../extras/freetype2/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h), line
> 91: #error "Unsupported size of `long' type!"
> 
> This error was appearantly discussed and "fixed" in bug #601:
> <http://freedesktop.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=601>
> 
> While the "real" fix in comment #9 of that bug is part of 6.8, it
> doesn't work for me for some reason. I had to use the "hard" fix in
> comment #7 to get it to compile cleanly.
> 
> That patch seems harmless enough, but I was wondering if someone can
> shed some light on why I am still getting this error after the
> "official" fix?
> 
> If you need to know anything else, just tell me.

Could you please file a new bug and CC: me (=roland.mainz at nrubsig.org)
that we can have a look at the problem, please ?

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Bye,
Roland

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