Re: FTBFS: X11 library from freedesktop.org

[Barry deFreese]

Marco Gerards wrote:

> bddebian@comcast.net writes:
>
>  
>
> > Heya folks,
> >
> > OK, I am trying to build the libraries from the unstable branch of 
> > freedesktop.org.  When building the X11 library, I get the following:
> >    
>
> Do you mean the Xorg branch?
>
>  
>
> > GetDflt.c: In function `GetHomeDir':
> > GetDflt.c:129: error: too few arguments to function `getpwnam_r'
> > GetDflt.c:131: error: too few arguments to function `getpwuid_r'
> > make[3]: *** [GetDflt.lo] Error 1
> > make[3]: Leaving directory `/src/bdefreese/X11/src'
> > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > make[2]: Leaving directory `/src/bdefreese/X11/src'
> > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/src/bdefreese/X11/src'
> > make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> >
> >    
>
> IIRC this was fixed by Robert Millan, his patches can be found on gnuab.
>
> --
> Marco
>
>
>  
w00t.  Ripping out Robert's patches for Xos_r.h and GetDflt.c I was able 
to build the X11 library last night..

Thanks folks!

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