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- From: hlu@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: compiling ghostscript/view
- Message-ID: <1992Nov7.090317.23575@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: 7 Nov 92 09:03:17 GMT
- Article-I.D.: serval.1992Nov7.090317.23575
- References: <michaelw.721002668@mcshh.hanse.de> <1992Nov5.212126.36402@uservx.plk.af.mil>
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- In article <1992Nov5.212126.36402@uservx.plk.af.mil> simonich@uservx.plk.af.mil writes:
- >In article <michaelw.721002668@mcshh.hanse.de>, michaelw@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Michael Will) writes:
- >> I tried to compile ghostscript 2.5.2, and got:
- >> echo -lsocket -lm >>_temp_
- >> /bin/sh <_temp_
- >> ld: No such file or directory for libsocket.a
- >> make: *** [gs] Error 1
- >> #
- >> Why this?
- >>
- >> Someone told me it should "make" without trouble on linux.
- >>
- >> Ghostview failed as well:
- >> # make
- >> gcc -fwritable-strings -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -m386 -DNO_ASM -I/usr/X386/include -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -Dlinux -DFUNCPROTO=11 -DNARROWPROTO -DNON_BLOCKING_IO -DSELFILE -DHOME_ON_DEMAND -c misc.c -o misc.o
- >> misc.c:61: conflicting types for `sys_errlist'
- >> /usr/include/errno.h:8: previous declaration of `sys_errlist'
- >> make: *** [misc.o] Error 1
- >>
- >> So what?
- >>
- >> Greetings, Michael Will
- >
- >I'm very new to the wonderful world of Imake et.al. However, I did
- >compile ghostscript last night (and on the first try!).
- >
- >I umpacked the gs252 directory, did a xmkmf to regenerate the Makefile,
- >did make, and went out to watch TV. When I came back it was done.
- >
- >I am using a very valnilla system consisting of HLU's base disk and
- >gcc disks under Linux 0.98p3+ (the + is Linus's emergency fix).
- >
-
- I have to confess here. I fixed /usr/include/errno.h in my libdisk,
- although the binaries are the same as gcc 2.2.2d7. I suggest you update
- to my gccdisk and libdisk. They can be also used as system backup.
-
- >This is probably no help but at least you know that the problem isn't
- >in GhostScript 2.5.2. Therefore, it must (?) be something in
- >your paths.
-
- H.J.
-