Bug 557 – Xfree86-4.2.0-r5 won't build

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Mark 2002-02-05 23:47:32 UTC]

I am having trouble building Xfree86-4.2.0-r5.  As of now i am writing this with lynx (i hope the error attached ok) b/c I don't have any X installed, please help.  here's the error:  $i; \
 ln -s $real /var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/image//usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rstart/commands/$i; \
 done;                                          \
 done;                                                  \
 rm @Aliases
+ cd /var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/image//usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rstart/contexts
/bin/sh: cd: /var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/image//usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rstart/contexts: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [install] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/work/xc/programs/rstart'
make[2]: *** [install] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/work/xc/programs'
make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/work/xc'
make: *** [install] Error 2

!!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete successfully.
!!! Function src_install, Line 2, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)

[Comment 1 Mark 2002-02-06 00:21:59 UTC]

copied over /var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/work/xc/programs/rstart/contexts to
/var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.0-r5/image//usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rstart/ after the
install started, and it worked, if I copied it over too early it deleted the
contexts folder!?!?, but this worked for me so I finally have X after 3 days !!!!

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