Hi Simmon,
> Does anyone have any basic tips on compiling AbiWord from source code
> (on a debian system)? I tried compiling from the upstream sources
> available on the webpage. That compiled for about 10 minutes before
> ending with some error messages I couldn't resolve.
>
> So I tried the sources from 'apt-get source abiword'. That compiles
> for about 2 minutes before ending with some different errors I can't
> resolve.
>
> Before I go into detail about the specific error messages I recieved,
> does anyone have any basic advice/rule-of-thumb for getting it to
> work?
I compile AbiWord regularly from the CVS sources using Debian stable.
The following might work for you too :-)
First get all the relevant bits using CVS:
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot checkout abi
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot checkout expat
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot checkout wv
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot checkout libiconv
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot checkout abidistfiles
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot checkout unixfonts
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot checkout psiconv
Then build your .deb:
cd abi
make distribution ABI_BUILD_VERSION=0.7.15 ABI_DIST_TARGET=deb
Hope this helps.
Andy.
PS. For the developers and all those who find the time to contribute, I
would like to add my thanks for what is an excellent product.
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