XFree86 build failure

[probono@…]

On Leopard, port build XFree86 fails with this error; ../../lib/xtrans/Xtranssock.c:1378: error: 'MAXHOSTNAMELEN' undeclared here (not in a function) The patch from ​http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-x@lists.debian.org/msg37916.html fixes that.

Afterwards, it fails with: mv -f libOSMesa.4.0.dylib~ libOSMesa.4.0.dylib mv: rename libOSMesa.4.0.dylib~ to libOSMesa.4.0.dylib: No such file or directory make[5]: * [libOSMesa.4.0.dylib] Error 1 make[4]: * [all] Error 1

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Why do you need XFree86 on Leopard anyway? Generally, Apple's X11 or the xorg port will do the job quite nicely.

[probono@…]

Replying to jmr@macports.org:

Why do you need XFree86 on Leopard anyway? Generally, Apple's X11 or the xorg port will do the job quite nicely.

I do not use Aqua, Quartz or any other proprietary parts of Leopard. I am interested in a "pure" Darwin solution.

[yves@…]

But Leopard is NOT Darwin. So before putting efforts on building XFree86 on Leopard, why don't you try to build it on Darwin ?

[probono@…]

What I am currently doing is to build the components of Darwin 9 on a Leopard Mac, since Darwin 9 is apparently not yet fully self-hosted. I was hoping that I could build XFree86 on Leopard too, and run the resulting binaries on a Darwin 9 system. That being said, *any* workable solution that gives me XFree86 or X.Org binaries that are usable on Darwin 9 is greatly appreciated.

[yves@…]

The only usable X binaries for Darwin have to be built on Darwin. Darwin 8 binaries might work on Darwin 9 the only way to know for sure is to try.

If you go for XFree86, the developers are very helpful. I guess bbuyer must be too with X.org.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Marking as a duplicate of #16697, since that ticket has a patch.

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