SAME: Re: need help; cacti fails to build on 7.2-R, p4....

[Gary Kline]

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 04:08:07PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> 
> Can anybody clue me in why "cacti" isn't building?  I obv'ly see the
> stderr's, but want to know What now>
> 
> This is after the 3D screen stuff.
> 
> 
> checking whether to build static libraries... yes
> checking for vasprintf... yes
> checking for ssize_t... yes
> checking for pkg-config... /usr/local/bin/pkg-config
> checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
> checking for XCB... configure: error: Package requirements (xcb >=
> 1.4) were not met:
> 
> Requested 'xcb >= 1.4' but version of XCB is 1.2


	Well, I just fixed this, but rebuilding cacti still fails....

> 
> Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
> installed software in a non-standard prefix.
> 
> Alternatively, you may set the environment variables XCB_CFLAGS
> and XCB_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
> See the pkg-config man page for more details.


	tHIS I doesn't understand.  Maybe it's time for a portupgrade
	on my brand new system......   This stuff is the biggest
	turnoff with FBSD.  In fat, it's the only one, since server
	are supposed to be workhorses.


	(*****)


> 
> ===>  Script "configure" failed unexpectedly.
> Please report the problem to ntarmos at cs.uoi.gr [maintainer] and attach
> the
> "/usr/ports/x11/xcb-util/work/xcb-util-0.3.6/config.log" including the
> output
> of the failure of your make command. Also, it might be a good idea to
> provide
> an overview of all packages installed on your system (e.g. an `ls
> /var/db/pkg`).
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/x11/xcb-util.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/graphics/cairo.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/graphics/cairo.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/databases/rrdtool.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/databases/rrdtool.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/net-mgmt/cacti.
> root at ethic:/usr/ports/net-mgmt/cacti#                              
> 
> -- 
>    Gary Kline  kline at thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service Unix
>       "Misfortune doesn't improve anyone.  That is a fable to reassure the
>      afflicted.  A life of hardship humiliates man and forces him to expend
>     all his energy on resisting its deadly pressure.  If a man comes out of
>     it improved, it only means that he has spent an enormous amount of energy
>     on improving in spite of everything.  Just think what he might have done 
>         without that pressure." --Jiri Mucha, *Living and Partly Living*
>                                         
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-- 
   Gary Kline  kline at thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service Unix
      "Misfortune doesn't improve anyone.  That is a fable to reassure the
     afflicted.  A life of hardship humiliates man and forces him to expend
    all his energy on resisting its deadly pressure.  If a man comes out of
    it improved, it only means that he has spent an enormous amount of energy
    on improving in spite of everything.  Just think what he might have done 
        without that pressure." --Jiri Mucha, *Living and Partly Living*