Re: [Freetype] 2.0.1 build fails on Linux

[Jeremy Wadsack]

Pavel Kankovsky wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Jeremy Wadsack wrote:
>
> > builds/modules.mk:74: no file name for `include'
>
> The line in question is ``include $(wildcard $(TOP)/src/*/module.mk)''
> I can imagine three potential explanations for the error (they are quite
> unlikely but you have to consider unlikely explanations when you have
> run out of likely ones):
> 1. there is something wrong with your copy of the files

I have downloaded 2.0.1 three times and the snapshot once. All produce the same
effect.


> 2. TOP=. (default set by Makefile) but make switches to a different
>    directory for some odd reason
> 3. TOP is not set properly (perhaps it misset while make processes
>    the files)

I have no idea how to fix either of these. I have tried building with unix-*.mk
and get same of other errors (such as "Don't know how to make 'single' required
for 'all'" or somehting liek that.)


> I suggest you to try (in the directory where FT2 sources are installed):
> 1. ls src/*/module.mk

src/autohint/module.mk  src/psaux/module.mk    src/sfnt/module.mk
src/type1/module.mk
src/cff/module.mk       src/psnames/module.mk  src/smooth/module.mk
src/winfonts/module.mk
src/cid/module.mk       src/raster/module.mk   src/truetype/module.mk


But, then you probably knew that.



> 2. strace make
> 3. make -d -p

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to glean of any of this. The information from
[2] is beyond my scope of knowledge and both produce several K worth of traces.
If you want me to send that I can, if it will help, but it's big.


Jeremy Wadsack
Wadsack-Allen Digital Group