compiling slackware pkg from source

[Emon]

Hi all

I am newbie running Slackware10.2 with KDE desktop.
I am trying to get "freevo" up & running, but it seem to have a billion
dependencies; for most of which there does not seem to be a slackware pkg.

I use the program "checkinstall" to build slackware pkg.

I am now trying to build a pkg for "mmpython-0.4.9" but it keeps giving
me a lot of error; I am pasting a few lines below

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/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:68: error: syntax error before
"uint8_t"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:70: error: syntax error before
"second"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:71: error: syntax error before
"frame_u"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:78: error: syntax error before
"uint8_t"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:143: error: syntax error before
"uint16_t"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:145: error: syntax error before
"code_extension"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:146: error: syntax error before
"unknown3"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:175: error: syntax error before
'}' token
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:231: error: syntax error before
"uint8_t"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:258: error: syntax error before
"uint8_t"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:260: error: syntax error before
"lang_extension"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:261: error: syntax error before
"code_extension"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:270: error: syntax error before
"uint16_t"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:272: error: syntax error before
"nr_of_cell"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:273: error: syntax error before
"last_byte"
/usr/local/include/dvdread/ifo_types.h:274: error: syntax error before
'*' token
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I have got the "libdvdread-0.9.6" pkg installed, which was also made by
me from source using "checkinstall"

I also tried to make a "lsdvd-0.16" pkg but when I tried to run
"./configure" it kept giving me an error; something like.... "header
files for dvdread could not be found"
but the files were clearly there!!

bash-3.00$ ls /usr/local/include/dvdread/
cmd_print.h ifo_print.h ifo_types.h nav_read.h
dvd_reader.h ifo_read.h nav_print.h nav_types.h
bash-3.00$

So I even tried to do this
./configure --includedir=/usr/local/include/dvdread/

but to no effect..

So is something wrong with the libdvdread-0.9.6 pkg or am I missing
something here....

Thanks in advance
Emon

[kern]

This is why I usually configure my packages with a prefix of /usr instead of /usr/local

try it, configure might pick up the include headers automatically if they are in /usr/include

[Emon]

Thanks

I tried your advice; configured libdvdread-0.9.6 with "./configure --prefix=/usr" option, but no luck!! Frustrated I downloaded libdvdread-0.9.5-i486-1kjz.tgz from <linuxpackages.net>, but still no luck!!! I am still getting the same errors that I was getting!!

What on earth can possibly be wrong with this "libdvdread" pkg?? At this point I must also admit that I am using a (sort of) slim installation of Slackware10.2; could that be the problem?? I am also using a custom compiled 2.6.13 kernel.

Somenone also pointed me to this link, & I am not ecactly sure if what it says is OK; should I try it??

http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/arch...hp/t-7324.html

Any help will be highly appreciated

Thanks again
Emon

[kern]

is it the case maybe that there is a libdvdread-devel package?

if not, just get the libdvdread package from linuxpackages.net and try that, build the other dependant app on that instead. I'd imagine the libdvdread binary package comes with headers too though as well as the binary library, I'm not 100% sure though.

you could set LD_LIBRARY_PATH in your profile if you wanted, but its not the best option, as the app would still be broken for others, unless you set it in the global profile.

but, isnt there a package for this app on linuxpackages.net or elsewhere?

[Dapper Dan]

If you want an alternative, you can install it using slapt-get. Install slapt-get, then:

slapt-get --update

...which may take a while, then:

slapt-get --install libdvdread

Slapt-get will install the FreeRock Gnome version which works perfectly on my 2.6.13 - box.