xterm port

[Fernan Aguero]

Hi!

I'm compiling xterm myself from sources, to make some
customizations. I'm using the latest version (179), and I'm
using configure, not imake. (However, according to the xterm
FAQ, configure does use imake to generate the Makefile).
http://dickey.his.com/xterm/xterm.faq.html

Basically I want the following:
./configure --prefix=/usr/tmp --disable-bold-color --enable-88-color --enable-tcap-query

Right now it configures, builds and installs OK.  In
/usr/tmp I have a whole tree built using mtree, as
explained in the porter's handbook. Installation goes like
this:

[fernan at pi] make install
/bin/sh ./sinstall.sh "/usr/bin/install -c" xterm  /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm /usr/tmp/bin/`echo xterm|  sed 's/$//'|sed 's,x,x,'|sed 's/$//'`
checking for presumed installation-mode
... if "/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm" is null, try the ls -g option
... if "/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm" is null, we do not look for group
... if we have date in proper columns (Sep 13 17:50), "" is null
... derived user "root", group "wheel" of previously-installed xterm
... see if mode "-rws--x--x" has s-bit set
... installing xterm as user "fernan", group "genoma"
/usr/bin/install -c -m 755   xterm /usr/tmp/bin/xterm
/usr/bin/install -c -s -m  755 resize /usr/tmp/bin/`echo resize| sed 's/$//'|sed 's,x,x,'|sed 's/$//'`
/usr/bin/install -c -m  755 ./uxterm /usr/tmp/bin/`echo uxterm|   sed 's/$//'|sed 's,x,x,'|sed 's/$//'`
/bin/sh ./minstall.sh "/usr/bin/install -c -m 644" ./xterm.man    /usr/tmp/man/man1/`echo xterm|    sed 's,x,x,'`.1
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./xterm.man /usr/tmp/man/man1/xterm.1
/bin/sh ./minstall.sh "/usr/bin/install -c -m 644" ./resize.man   /usr/tmp/man/man1/`echo resize|   sed 's,x,x,'`.1
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./resize.man /usr/tmp/man/man1/resize.1
/bin/sh ./mkdirs.sh /usr/tmp/lib/X11/app-defaults
mkdir /usr/tmp/lib/X11
mkdir /usr/tmp/lib/X11/app-defaults
installing /usr/tmp/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm
installing /usr/tmp/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color
installing /usr/tmp/lib/X11/app-defaults/UXTerm
Completed installation of executables and documentation.
Use "make install-ti" to install terminfo description.


Now if I make a minimal port, just specifying:
GNU_CONFIGURE=yes
CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --disable-bold-color --enable-88-color etc etc
the port configures and builds OK, but fails at
installation.
I'm testing the port using:
PREFIX=/usr/tmp
PKG_DBDIR=/usr/tmp/pkgdb
BATCH=yes

===>  Checking if x11/xterm already installed
/bin/sh ./sinstall.sh "install -c -s -o root -g wheel -m 555" xterm  /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm /usr/tmp/bin/`echo xterm|  sed 's/$//'|sed 's,x,x,'|sed 's/$//'`
checking for presumed installation-mode
... if "/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm" is null, try the ls -g option
... if "/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm" is null, we do not look for group
... if we have date in proper columns (Sep 13 17:50), "" is null
... derived user "root", group "wheel" of previously-installed xterm
... see if mode "-rws--x--x" has s-bit set
... installing xterm as user "root", group "wheel"
install -c -s -o root -g wheel -m 555 -m 4711   xterm /usr/tmp/bin/xterm
install -c -s -o root -g wheel -m 555 -s -m  755 resize /usr/tmp/bin/`echo resize| sed 's/$//'|sed 's,x,x,'|sed 's/$//'`
install -c -s -o root -g wheel -m 555 -m  755 ./uxterm /usr/tmp/bin/`echo uxterm|   sed 's/$//'|sed 's,x,x,'|sed 's/$//'`
/usr/libexec/elf/strip: /usr/tmp/bin/uxterm: File format not recognized
install: wait: No such file or directory
*** Error code 70

When I look in /usr/tmp/bin I see two binaries installed:
xterm and resize. 


I've already gone through the XFree86-4 ports trying to get
some hints on what I could change in my port to fix the
installation problems ... but have not make much sense of it
yet. Thus, I'm asking.

I'd like to finish the port and submit it, so people can
build xterm using options different from the default ones in
XFree86 (and without having to download the whole XFree86
sources).

Thanks in advance for any help,

Fernan

PS: you can get at the current status of the port at
http://genoma.unsam.edu.ar/~fernan/xterm/

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