BUILDING reads: "The build tools known to be required include: gcc, make, C library development package, bi- son, flex, zlib (development package), ncurses (development package), font- config (development package), expat (development package), and Perl" Nothing is said about * how to meet these prerequisities if those packages weren't installed previously - usually list of official homepages of the projects that contain a step-by-step guide how to install on a system where the package wasn't previously installed * How to test if an already installed package meets requirements imposed by xserver (integrity, version, etc.) - usually list of required static and dynamic libraries in certain paths, includes in certain paths, .pc files in certain paths etc. I suggest the following: * answers to outlined questions to be deterined by authorized persons (presumably the developers of xserver) * answers put into BUILDING together with list of required libraries
Created attachment 3285 [details] [review] Proposed patch to fix the problem
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Mostly fixed in Xorg 6.9 BUILDING instructions.
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