latest xorg port compiles but does not run on sparc64

[Richard Coleman]

Michiel Boland wrote:
> Hi. I'm not sure what exactly is the correct mailing list for these 
> things, since it applies to both -current, -sparc64 and -ports, so I 
> thought I would try -current first. Sorry if this is inappropriate.
> 
> Anyway, I recently got hold of an old Sun Ultra10 which I upgraded from 
> 6.2-RELEASE to -CURRENT (dated about midnight, 7 feb). At that time no 
> ports were installed.
> 
> Then I proceeded to build and install the xorg-server port 
> (xorg-server-6.9.0_6) manually, but it wouldn't run. On startup of X the 
> rather curious message appeared:
> 
> dlopen: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.so: Undefined symbol 
> "xf86stderr".
> 
> Unfortunately I forgot to make a typescript, so I can't tell if 
> something went wrong during the build. Building xorg on an ultra10 takes 
> several hours, so please forgive me for not building a second time. 
> Meanwhile I got X running using binary packages.
> 
> Does anyone have any clue as to what might have happend? The full 
> Xorg.log is reproduced below.
> 
> Cheers
> Michiel
> 
> X Window System Version 6.9.0
> Release Date: 21 December 2005
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.9
> Build Operating System: FreeBSD 7.0 sparc64 [ELF] Current Operating 
> System: FreeBSD charliefreak.boland.org 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT 
> #0: Wed Feb  7 08:32:15 CET 2007     
> root at charliefreak.boland.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC sparc64
> Build Date: 07 February 2007
>     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
>     to make sure that you have the latest version.
> Module Loader present
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>     (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Feb  8 00:09:00 2007
> (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
> (II) Module ABI versions:
>     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
>     X.Org Video Driver: 0.8
>     X.Org XInput driver : 0.5
>     X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
>     X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
> (II) Loader running on freebsd
> (II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.so
> dlopen: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.so: Undefined symbol 
> "xf86stderr"
> (EE) Failed to load /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.so
> (II) UnloadModule: "bitmap"
> (EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (loader failed, 7)
> (II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.so
> (II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>     compiled for 6.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
>     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.8
> 
> Fatal server error:
> Unable to load required base modules, Exiting...
> 
> 
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>      at http://wiki.X.Org
>  for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for 
> additional information.

It's not sparc64 specific.  I've been getting the same error on 
FreeBSD/i386-CURRENT since Monday.  I've re-cvsuped/rebuilt everything multiple 
times, but always get that same error (can't load module bitmap) when I try to 
start the server.

Richard Coleman
rcoleman at criticalmagic.com