Re: compiling...
Keith Whitwell <keith-CdwZJljFklH+2FeEXyspIVaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
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Eric Anholt wrote: > On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 07:10, Keith Whitwell wrote: > >>OK, so I'm basically an idiot when it comes to X - but why does ./configure >>die if it can't find xdmcp.pc? >> >>Hmm...from this mail: >> >> http://pdx.freedesktop.org/pipermail/xserver/2003-October/000008.html >> >>it looks like xdmcp.pc is produced in the process of building xlibs... Isn't >>that a bit backwards - that the server can't compile without the libs? >> >>Doesn't it also defeat somewhat the idea of splitting the repositories up? >> >>Keith > > > The server does require some libraries. One of the good bits about the > kdrive server is that it links against shared libraries like libXdmcp > instead of building and linking statically like the XFree86 server (and > DRI CVS) does. From the perspective of a package maintainer, it's much > better. Ah, ok. The 'Xlibs' title led me to view those libraries as the clientside libs which talk to the X server. Keith