Bug 127228 – x11-libs/ecore emerge failure due to old DirectFB

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

[Description Matt 2006-03-22 13:26:30 UTC]

Emerging x11-libs/ecore version 9999 fails when DirectFB version 0.9.20-r1 is installed, but emerges successfully when DirectFB version 0.9.22 is installed.  With version 0.9.20-r1, the first portion of the error message displayed is:

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In file included from ecore_directfb.c:4:
ecore_directfb_keys.h:145: error: `DIKS_CURSOR_LEFT_UP' undeclared here (not in a function)
ecore_directfb_keys.h:145: error: initializer element is not constant
ecore_directfb_keys.h:145: error: (near initialization for `_ecore_directfb_key_ symbols[119].id')
ecore_directfb_keys.h:145: error: initializer element is not constant
ecore_directfb_keys.h:145: error: (near initialization for `_ecore_directfb_key_ symbols[119]')
ecore_directfb_keys.h:146: error: `DIKS_CURSOR_LEFT_DOWN' undeclared here (not i n a function)
ecore_directfb_keys.h:146: error: initializer element is not constant
ecore_directfb_keys.h:146: error: (near initialization for `_ecore_directfb_key_ symbols[120].id')
ecore_directfb_keys.h:146: error: initializer element is not constant
ecore_directfb_keys.h:146: error: (near initialization for `_ecore_directfb_key_ 
....

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By upgrading DirectFB, the file directfb_keyboard.h now defines the symbol DIKS_CURSOR_LEFT_UP, etc and fixes the problems caused.  

--matt

[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-03-22 13:33:50 UTC]

ecore doesn't depend on DirectFB. Anyway, you are not supposed to mix stable and live cvs ebuilds.