Hello guys. Compiling ati-drivers-9.11 does fail here. I’ll attached the full log, but see “Actual Results” (manually translated back!) below for the relevant excerpt. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Make sure you have xorg-server-1.6.5 and xorg-x11-7.4-r1 installed. (Not sure if that makes a difference, but I have those versions, so: Your call. :) 2. “emerge -u ati-drivers” (Should choose 9.11. If not, choose it manually, and perhaps leave away “-u”. I’m also not sure if “-D” would make a difference.) 3. Wait until after “Building fglrx_gamma lib ...” Actual Results: fglrx_gamma.c:19:34: Error: X11/extensions/XTest.h: File or Directory not found fglrx_gamma.c:23:35: Error: X11/extensions/record.h: File or Directory not found In file, included from fglrx_gamma.c:41: fglrx_gamma.h:17:38: Error: X11/extensions/xf86vmode.h: File or Directory not found In file included from fglrx_gamma.c:41: fglrx_gamma.h:44: Error: expected »=«, »,«, »;«, »asm« or »__attribute__« before »FGLRX_X11Gamma_float« fglrx_gamma.h:69: Error: expected declaration specifiers or »...« before »FGLRX_X11Gamma_float« fglrx_gamma.h:77: Error: expected declaration specifiers or »...« before »FGLRX_X11Gamma_float« fglrx_gamma.c:217: Error: expected declaration specifiers or »...« before »FGLRX_X11Gamma_float« fglrx_gamma.c: In function »FGLRX_X11SetGammaRamp_float«: fglrx_gamma.c:253: Error: »Gamma« not declared (first use in this function) fglrx_gamma.c:253: Error: (Every non-declared identifier is listed only once fglrx_gamma.c:253: Error: for each function where it occurs.) fglrx_gamma.c: On the highest level: fglrx_gamma.c:499: Error: expected declaration specifiers or »...« before »FGLRX_X11Gamma_float« fglrx_gamma.c: In function »FGLRX_X11SetGamma«: fglrx_gamma.c:522: Error: »Gamma« not declared (first usage in this function) Expected Results: Successful installation of ati-drivers-9.11. IMPORTANT: I noticed, that at at least icedtea6-1.6.2, and other packages could have the same problem with XTest.h missing. So I guess it’s not a problem in ati-drivers itself. Unfortunately I have no idea how to track down the real cause. My system wants to install x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.5-r1 too, but unfortunately that fails too, right now. :/
Created attachment 211931 [details] Full build log for the failed ebuild.
Created attachment 211932 [details] emerge --info
Oh, and if you need a proper translation of the german words in the build log, I recommend http://dict.leo.org/ .
Wait… xorg-server-1.6.5-r1 also misses “X11/extensions/xf86vmode.h”. Which seems to belong to no package…
Ok, it looks like all this was caused by some stupid manual masking, because ati-drivers still does not work with xorg-1.7. I *knew* this would happes. I felt dirty, and had to ask twice, before I copied the masking lines into my package.mask. The problem is: We fglrx users need to stay with 1.6.5 for a bit of time. But nobody knows the proper packages to mask. (Why doesn’t it suffice to mask “>=xorg-1.7”?) I’m now trying to unmask stuff until it works. IF it works. BUT: Has anyone got the *proper* list of mask lines to block >=xorg-1.7? That would be really great! :/
(In reply to comment #5) Great, but unmasking means a new version of xextwhatever gets installed. And that one does not have XTest.h anymore. :( So back to masking them again.
Ah, interesting! After re-merging various X packages (e.g. all those masked), the missing files return again, and the compilation of xorg and ati-drivers goes trough successfully! Here are the packages: x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2 x11-proto/xextproto-7.0.5 x11-libs/libX11-1.2.2 x11-libs/libXext-1.0.5 x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.0.2 x11-proto/recordproto-1.13.2 x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.3
(In reply to comment #7) > (e.g. all those masked), I meant (all those that were installed, because of the masking. I did not install those that were masked! ^^ And the list shows those packages that I re-installed. :) Finally! :) I am still interested in where that mess comes from. Anyone here who cares to explain it?
(In reply to comment #8) > (In reply to comment #7) > > (e.g. all those masked), > > I meant (all those that were installed, because of the masking. I did not > install those that were masked! ^^ > > And the list shows those packages that I re-installed. :) > > Finally! :) > > I am still interested in where that mess comes from. Anyone here who cares to > explain it? > (In reply to comment #7) > Ah, interesting! After re-merging various X packages (e.g. all those masked), > the missing files return again, and the compilation of xorg and ati-drivers > goes trough successfully! > > Here are the packages: > x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2 > x11-proto/xextproto-7.0.5 > x11-libs/libX11-1.2.2 > x11-libs/libXext-1.0.5 > x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.0.2 > x11-proto/recordproto-1.13.2 > x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.3 > What a mess!!! I came to the same fglrx xorg 1.6.5 dependecy mess (hell) my working package mask #XORG1.6.5--Start >=x11-libs/libXinerama-1.1 >=x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.2 >=x11-base/xorg-server-1.7 >=x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.2.0 >=x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.1.0 >=x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.1.0 >=x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.2.0 >=x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.7 >=x11-proto/xextproto-7.1.1 >=x11-proto/fixesproto-4.1.1 >=x11-proto/inputproto-2.0 >=x11-libs/libX11-1.3.2 >=x11-libs/libXext-1.1.1 >=x11-apps/xinput-1.5.0 >=x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.3 >=x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.1.0 >=x11-proto/recordproto-1.14 >=x11-libs/libXtst-1.1.0 >=x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.2.0 >=x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.0 >=x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.2 >=x11-libs/libXinerama-1.1 >=x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.1 >=x11-libs/libXxf86dga-1.1.1 >=x11-libs/libX11-1.3.2 >=x11-libs/libXext-1.1.1 >=x11-proto/inputproto-2.0 >=x11-libs/libXi-1.3 >xfce-base/xfce4-settings-4.6.3 >xfce-extra/xfce4-xkb-plugin-0.5.3.3 >=gnome-base/libgnomekbd-2.28.0 >=gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.0 >=gnome-base/gnome-control-center-2.28.0 >=gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.28.0 >=gnome-extra/gnome-screensaver-2.28.0 >=gnome-extra/gucharmap-2.28.0 >x11-proto/xextproto-7.0.5 >x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2 >x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.5-r1 <=x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.3.901-r2 >=x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.1.0 >x11-apps/x11perf-1.5 >x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.6 #XORG1.6.5--END
(In reply to comment #9) > What a mess!!! > I came to the same fglrx xorg 1.6.5 dependecy mess (hell) > my working package mask I agree. Here is my mask. It is shorter. Maybe thet helps you somewhat: >=x11-apps/xinput-1.5.0 >=x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.7 >=x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.1 >=x11-libs/libX11-1.3.2 >=x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.0 >=x11-libs/libXext-1.1.1 >=x11-libs/libXi-1.3 >=x11-libs/libXinerama-1.1 >=x11-libs/libXtst-1.1.0 >=x11-libs/libXxf86dga-1.1.1 >=x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.1.0 >=x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.1.0 >=x11-proto/fixesproto-4.1.1 >=x11-proto/inputproto-2.0 >=x11-proto/recordproto-1.14 >=x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.2.0 >=x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.2.0 >=x11-proto/xextproto-7.1.1 >=x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.2.0 >=x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.1 >=x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.1.0 >=x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.3 >=x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.2 But since I still don’t even know what those packages have in common, what other X packages don’t have, I can’t say it’s complete, or overkill. The only thing I know is that it just feels plain wrong and nasty. ^^
(In reply to comment #10) > The only thing I know is that it just feels plain wrong and nasty. ^^ And my guess is that that is the reason, why I can’t ever compile something (emerging, kernel) in a X terminal (yakuake, konsole), without it crashing the graphics system so that I have to restart. (But it works fine when ran from a normal text or framebuffer VT.)
In general for amd64/x86: Packages that's marked stable is for X.org 1.6 Packages that's marked ~arch is for X.org 1.7 Either way mixing arch/with ~arch or local masking a.k.a. mixing isn't supported. I'm closing this. Use xf86-video-ati.
(In reply to comment #12) > Packages that's marked stable is for X.org 1.6 > Packages that's marked ~arch is for X.org 1.7 For *now*. Doesn’t help in the long run. Also, who does know this, despite people internally at Gentoo? > Either way mixing arch/with ~arch or local masking a.k.a. mixing isn't > supported. Agreed, that’s trouble. Then again, using only stable packages means your entire system is outdated by a good 1-2 *years*. So for a modern desktop, that is way out of the question. So how do I know, what packages are X-related in this context? Which one do i have to force to stable, until fglrx can do 1.7? (No, everything in x11-*/* is not sensible.) > I'm closing this. How exactly is this problem solved then? It may work for you, because you do not have to *use* the card, and did not pay money for it. (No, I can’t buy another one, unless you pay me.) Now I sit here with a halfway non-workable system because of this shit. > Use xf86-video-ati. You’re kidding, right? Have you ever tried that with a 4850? Or a 5xxx? NO 3D support, no compositing, nothing. Only most basic stuff. That is not a recommendation. It’s an insult coming from ignorance. Sorry, if you did not mean it that way, but that’s what it is. I have a general rule for you: xf86-video-ati is *useless* for anything beyond the 3xxx line. And even there, 3D support still is pretty crappy. But it’s so convenient to use a known straw man “solution”, right? P.S.: The unfriendliness of this comment is solely based on the unfriendliness I received and being treated like an idiot. You can thank yourself for that.
