On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 20:33, Tony Vance wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > I'm trying to compile a binary called XFree86, but I'm not sure how to use the make > command. I read the man page, but I'm still not how clear how to use this. I > downloaded the file linux-drm-4.3.0-kernelsource.tar.gz from > > http://www.xfree86.org/~alanh/ > > This page says to run the command, "make -f Makefile.linux" but when I do, I only > get an error command saying that the file or directory doesn't exist. Do I have to > unzip/untar the linux-drm-4.3.0-kernelsource.tar.gz file first? I want to end up > with an executable binary called "XFree86." Can anyone help me with this? Thanks! >
What exactly are you trying to do? Building XFree86 is sort of a daunting task that will take hours (I just use the rpm version myself). Usually, though, "make world" is sufficient to built it. Linux-drm is another thing, though. Give us some more details and we'll try to help out. Michael > Best, > > Tony > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
