Re: [compiz] Building Compiz
Grant Patterson wrote: > That did it, thanks! > > While I'm at it, I'll say I had some other issues building that I'd already > gotten past. I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything to screw up the > permissions, > but I got this: > cursor.c:197: fatal error: opening dependency file .deps/cursor.pp: > Permission > denied > It looks like you might have compiled as root so some files may not have write permission, to make sure type this. (as root) make clean && git clean Or just check out a fresh tree :) Then compile again starting from the ./autogen.sh line. Make sure that you are only root for the 'make install' step. > And before that, it complained about not being able to find [config.h].in, > which > seems like a problem where a script wasn't removing brackets around a > variable > when it should. (These configure scripts, autogen, aclocal, etc etc are all > Greek to me.) I copied config.h.in to [config.h].in and it worked fine. > This probably means something went wrong compiling, the steps above should help fix it. > I also had to install moc, which wasn't on the list of packages I'd need, and > needed to symlink it from /usr/bin/ to /bin, as that's where make looked for > it. > You only need moc if you want kde-window-decorator, if you do not want it then add --disable-kde to your autogen/configure line. > > Now, when I run compiz, it's totally broken. The terminal I run it from says: > > compiz: Unable to parse XML metadata from file "core.xml" > I think the steps above should fix this > And the X server and all the windows (some of which have disappeared or lost > parts of themselves) are totally unresponsive. Any help? > It means that compiz crashed or failed to start, if you switch to another virtual terminal with F1 and type this, then switch back to VT7 it might give some more debugging information. export DISPLAY=:0 metacity --replace & > > Let me say that I really appreciate what the open source community does. > Heck, > without it, I wouldn't have a job! It's the least I can do to contribute some > of > my time. However, it doesn't bode well for a project when it's as difficult > as > it's been for me to get working. I'm relatively new to Linux (1 year, and my > primary PC is a Mac), but I'm a software developer, and have had problem > after > problem getting Compiz's source into my work machine, compiling it, running > it. > I know very little about the challenges of distributing a highly configurable > window manager to work with all kinds of Linux flavors, metacity/kde/etc, all > that. But my experience has been a real mess. > Hopefully the hard work is almost over ;) Upgrading to Feisty would save you an awful lot of hassle as Dapper is really too old for Compiz. Edgy was always the minimum recommended. > > David Reveman wrote: > >> On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 19:12 -0700, Grant Patterson wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I work at VMware, where I'm making the multi-monitor feature new in >>> Workstation >>> 6.0 (just released!) more robust. Long story short, window managers don't >>> consistently expose a good way for a single window to go fullscreen across >>> more >>> than monitor, which is what we need to do to display the monitors we expose >>> to a >>> guest virtual machine. So we've proposed a new hint for the wm-spec that >>> lets us >>> do this in a clean way; anticipating its approval (or something close to >>> it), >>> I'm implementing the functionality in a variety of window managers, >>> including >>> Compiz. >>> >>> Anyway, I got the source via git and I'm trying to build it. I'm not having >>> much >>> luck. I'm running Ubuntu Dapper and have the latest version of XFixes >>> according >>> to apt-get, but get this error when I try make: >>> cursor.o: In function `addCursor':/src/compiz/src/cursor.c:57: undefined >>> reference to `XFixesHideCursor' >>> >>> Any idea what's going on? >>> >> You'll need a newer version of xfixes and it's a bug that the configure >> script doesn't check for this. However, that cursor code is not yet used >> so I just disabled the call to XFixesHideCursor for now. If you get the >> latest changes it should not be a problem anymore. configure.ac should >> be adjusted to require a newer version of xfixes once we enable this >> cursor code. >> >> - David >> >> > ___ > compiz mailing list > compiz@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz > ___ compiz mailing list compiz@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz
Re: [compiz] Building Compiz
That did it, thanks! While I'm at it, I'll say I had some other issues building that I'd already gotten past. I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything to screw up the permissions, but I got this: cursor.c:197: fatal error: opening dependency file .deps/cursor.pp: Permission denied And before that, it complained about not being able to find [config.h].in, which seems like a problem where a script wasn't removing brackets around a variable when it should. (These configure scripts, autogen, aclocal, etc etc are all Greek to me.) I copied config.h.in to [config.h].in and it worked fine. I also had to install moc, which wasn't on the list of packages I'd need, and needed to symlink it from /usr/bin/ to /bin, as that's where make looked for it. Now, when I run compiz, it's totally broken. The terminal I run it from says: compiz: Unable to parse XML metadata from file "core.xml" And the X server and all the windows (some of which have disappeared or lost parts of themselves) are totally unresponsive. Any help? Let me say that I really appreciate what the open source community does. Heck, without it, I wouldn't have a job! It's the least I can do to contribute some of my time. However, it doesn't bode well for a project when it's as difficult as it's been for me to get working. I'm relatively new to Linux (1 year, and my primary PC is a Mac), but I'm a software developer, and have had problem after problem getting Compiz's source into my work machine, compiling it, running it. I know very little about the challenges of distributing a highly configurable window manager to work with all kinds of Linux flavors, metacity/kde/etc, all that. But my experience has been a real mess. David Reveman wrote: > On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 19:12 -0700, Grant Patterson wrote: >> Hi Folks, >> >> I work at VMware, where I'm making the multi-monitor feature new in >> Workstation >> 6.0 (just released!) more robust. Long story short, window managers don't >> consistently expose a good way for a single window to go fullscreen across >> more >> than monitor, which is what we need to do to display the monitors we expose >> to a >> guest virtual machine. So we've proposed a new hint for the wm-spec that >> lets us >> do this in a clean way; anticipating its approval (or something close to >> it), >> I'm implementing the functionality in a variety of window managers, >> including >> Compiz. >> >> Anyway, I got the source via git and I'm trying to build it. I'm not having >> much >> luck. I'm running Ubuntu Dapper and have the latest version of XFixes >> according >> to apt-get, but get this error when I try make: >> cursor.o: In function `addCursor':/src/compiz/src/cursor.c:57: undefined >> reference to `XFixesHideCursor' >> >> Any idea what's going on? > > You'll need a newer version of xfixes and it's a bug that the configure > script doesn't check for this. However, that cursor code is not yet used > so I just disabled the call to XFixesHideCursor for now. If you get the > latest changes it should not be a problem anymore. configure.ac should > be adjusted to require a newer version of xfixes once we enable this > cursor code. > > - David > ___ compiz mailing list compiz@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz
Re: [compiz] Building Compiz
On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 19:12 -0700, Grant Patterson wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I work at VMware, where I'm making the multi-monitor feature new in > Workstation > 6.0 (just released!) more robust. Long story short, window managers don't > consistently expose a good way for a single window to go fullscreen across > more > than monitor, which is what we need to do to display the monitors we expose > to a > guest virtual machine. So we've proposed a new hint for the wm-spec that lets > us > do this in a clean way; anticipating its approval (or something close to it), > I'm implementing the functionality in a variety of window managers, including > Compiz. > > Anyway, I got the source via git and I'm trying to build it. I'm not having > much > luck. I'm running Ubuntu Dapper and have the latest version of XFixes > according > to apt-get, but get this error when I try make: > cursor.o: In function `addCursor':/src/compiz/src/cursor.c:57: undefined > reference to `XFixesHideCursor' > > Any idea what's going on? You'll need a newer version of xfixes and it's a bug that the configure script doesn't check for this. However, that cursor code is not yet used so I just disabled the call to XFixesHideCursor for now. If you get the latest changes it should not be a problem anymore. configure.ac should be adjusted to require a newer version of xfixes once we enable this cursor code. - David ___ compiz mailing list compiz@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz
Re: [compiz] Building Compiz
Hi, Are you sure you have libxfixes-dev, and not only libxfixes3? Regards, Erkin On 5/14/07, Grant Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I work at VMware, where I'm making the multi-monitor feature new in > Workstation > 6.0 (just released!) more robust. Long story short, window managers don't > consistently expose a good way for a single window to go fullscreen across > more > than monitor, which is what we need to do to display the monitors we expose > to a > guest virtual machine. So we've proposed a new hint for the wm-spec that lets > us > do this in a clean way; anticipating its approval (or something close to it), > I'm implementing the functionality in a variety of window managers, including > Compiz. > > Anyway, I got the source via git and I'm trying to build it. I'm not having > much > luck. I'm running Ubuntu Dapper and have the latest version of XFixes > according > to apt-get, but get this error when I try make: > cursor.o: In function `addCursor':/src/compiz/src/cursor.c:57: undefined > reference to `XFixesHideCursor' > > Any idea what's going on? > > Thanks! > > > Grant > ___ > compiz mailing list > compiz@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz > ___ compiz mailing list compiz@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz
[compiz] Building Compiz
Hi Folks, I work at VMware, where I'm making the multi-monitor feature new in Workstation 6.0 (just released!) more robust. Long story short, window managers don't consistently expose a good way for a single window to go fullscreen across more than monitor, which is what we need to do to display the monitors we expose to a guest virtual machine. So we've proposed a new hint for the wm-spec that lets us do this in a clean way; anticipating its approval (or something close to it), I'm implementing the functionality in a variety of window managers, including Compiz. Anyway, I got the source via git and I'm trying to build it. I'm not having much luck. I'm running Ubuntu Dapper and have the latest version of XFixes according to apt-get, but get this error when I try make: cursor.o: In function `addCursor':/src/compiz/src/cursor.c:57: undefined reference to `XFixesHideCursor' Any idea what's going on? Thanks! Grant ___ compiz mailing list compiz@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz
