Stefan Kluth wrote: > apt-get source --compile xserver-xfree86 > > which seems to be the right thing. Now I find out which tools X needs to > build, like bison, flex etc. Unfortunately, I haven't yet found a way to > restart the build where it left off after a make error, I always restart > from square one by doing the apt-get ... command again. I am sure that > there is a better way of doing this ... I tried to go to > xfree86-4.0.2/build-tree/xc and doing "make" there but that wouldn't cut > it. At least the 500 MHz G4 is fast.
Try dpkg-buildpackage -b -rfakeroot . It will still build from the beginning, but at least leave out the unpacking of the source. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
