CompilingRHEL - Revision history

Mgmax: removed - outdated

2019-05-28T14:48:02Z

removed - outdated

2011-02-08T07:44:38Z

Added info about correctly configuring gc. otherwise inkscape cannot compile

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	The lesson here is to always check the <tt>config.log</tt> file		The lesson here is to always check the <tt>config.log</tt> file
	for the ''real'' <tt>./configure</tt> failure story.		for the ''real'' <tt>./configure</tt> failure story.

			== When building gc4.8 ==

			''(added by kubaraczkowski after installing into CentOS 5.5, inkscape 0.48)''

			1: For some reasons the gc has to be compiled with --disable-shared and --enable-static given to the ./configure script.

			:<tt>./configure --prefix ${INSTDIR} --disable-shared --enable-static</tt>

			2: Even with this set correctly you might need to tweak CPPFLAGS and LPFLAGS to point only to the gc include/lib folders. Somehow inkscape does not find the libgc even though it is installed...

	== When building libxml2-2.7.6 ==		== When building libxml2-2.7.6 ==

2010-02-27T03:14:22Z

Building Inkscape on RHEL4

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	I prefer to view it as mature, stable and predictable. <tt>:-)</tt>		I prefer to view it as mature, stable and predictable. <tt>:-)</tt>

	I do not believe there us much about this procedure which is specific to RHEL4.<br>		I do not believe there is much about this procedure which is specific to RHEL4.<br>
	It would probably work on any good Linux installation.		It would probably work on any good Linux installation.

2010-02-25T13:08:36Z

Building Inkscape on RHEL4

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	I do not believe there us much about this procedure which is specific to RHEL4.<br>		I do not believe there us much about this procedure which is specific to RHEL4.<br>
	It would probably work on any good Linux ~~instalation~~.		It would probably work on any good Linux installation.

	I performed this process on 19-FEB-2010 so this information is		I performed this process on 19-FEB-2010 so this information is

2010-02-25T13:07:49Z

Building Inkscape on RHEL4

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	Many consider RHEL4 to be an archaic operating system.<br>		Many consider RHEL4 to be an archaic operating system.<br>
	I prefer to view it as mature, stable and predictable. <tt>:-)</tt>		I prefer to view it as mature, stable and predictable. <tt>:-)</tt>

			I do not believe there us much about this procedure which is specific to RHEL4.<br>
			It would probably work on any good Linux instalation.

	I performed this process on 19-FEB-2010 so this information is		I performed this process on 19-FEB-2010 so this information is

2010-02-25T13:06:08Z

My operating system

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	<tt>		<tt>
	>uname -a<br>		>uname -a<br>
	Linux juno~~.adsdesign.analog.com~~ 2.6.9-89.0.9.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Aug 19 08:06:10 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux		Linux juno 2.6.9-89.0.9.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Aug 19 08:06:10 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

	>cat /etc/issue<br>		>cat /etc/issue<br>

2010-02-22T12:50:39Z

Background and Motivation

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	--[[User:Wcrocke\|Bill Crocker]]		--[[User:Wcrocke\|Bill Crocker]]

	= ~~Background and~~ Motivation =		= Motivation =

	The company I work for is not free to run the latest OS versions.		The company I work for is not free to run the latest OS versions.

2010-02-22T03:29:00Z

Building Inkscape on RHEL4

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	This page documents the process I used to build Inkscape 0.47 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version #4 (RHEL4.)		This page documents the process I used to build Inkscape 0.47 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version #4 (RHEL4.)
	Many consider RHEL4 to be an archaic operating system.
	I prefer to ~~think of~~ it as mature, stable and predictable. <tt>:-)</tt>		Many consider RHEL4 to be an archaic operating system.<br>
			I prefer to view it as mature, stable and predictable. <tt>:-)</tt>

	I performed this process on 19-FEB-2010 so this information is		I performed this process on 19-FEB-2010 so this information is

2010-02-22T03:22:57Z

Surviving ./configure

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	is actually a library and it is provided by the <tt>glib-2.22.3</tt>		is actually a library and it is provided by the <tt>glib-2.22.3</tt>
	package. (At the end of the build process the <tt>install/lib</tt> directory		package. (At the end of the build process the <tt>install/lib</tt> directory
	contained 38 library files (*.so), but I had only built 23 packages.)		contained 38 library files (*.so), but I had only built 22 packages.)

	3: And, um, oh yes... '''Always check the <tt>config.log</tt> file.'''		3: And, um, oh yes... '''Always check the <tt>config.log</tt> file.'''

2010-02-22T03:17:41Z

How to build a package

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	The following procedure works for most packages,		The following procedure works for most packages,
	but it does not work for all of them.		but it does not work for all of them.
	The exceptions are noted in sections later in this document		The exceptions are noted in sections later in this document.
	So, you should not build any packages until you have read		So, you should not build any packages until you have read
	this entire document.		this entire document.