On 08/02/2014 04:43 PM, Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers wrote: > Armin K. wrote > >> After some time, I have finally finished reviewing and polishing what >> was left, and I'm proud to say that I find the book to be production >> ready > > Hi, > > first of all, thank you very much for the excellent work to Armin, Bruce and > all the other developers and editors. We are now installing a new BLFS > System > on the Basis of this last book ( after installing LFS ) and perhaps we can > contribute a little with our experiences. > > 1.) xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc2 : I could'nt build this version. Compilation error > containing "www.oasis-open", very similar to the one I include later. > xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1, which has no dependencies, builds withouth problems > > 2.) I found no way to build giflib-5.0.5 or giflib-5.1.0. The compilation > breaks down with the error > quote > ------------------ > ..... > Making all in doc > make[2]: Entering directory '/sources_KDE/giflib-5.1.0/doc' > xmlto xhtml-nochunks gif2rgb.xml > xmlto xhtml-nochunks gifbuild.xml > xmlto: /sources_KDE/giflib-5.1.0/doc/gifbuild.xml does not validate > (status 3) > xmlto: Fix document syntax or use --skip-validation option > I/O error : Attempt to load network entity > http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd > ...... > ------------------ > unquote >
Both 1 and 2 is the problem of missing or improperly configured docbook-xml and docbook-xsl. > However, giflib-4.1.6 builds without problems and is also accepted by > Kdelibs-4.13.2. It seems to me, that the 5.x versions of giflib are actually > not compatible with the BLFS-Version 2014-08-01 > > 3.) giflib is mentioned in the Kdelibs page as "recommended", but cmake on > Kdelibs delivers a "required" statement. I thing it would be better to put > giflib also under required in the Kdelibs page. I know that "recommended" > dependencies are today more or less "required" ones, but the compilation of > Kdelibs without Upower or Udisks as an example is still possible. Both are > recommended dependencies. > If you don't mind, could you fill a bug in the tracker so someone who updates KDE can take care of it? > No problems at all, but perhaps some hints to improve a little the book ? > > Regards, > Edgar > > > Cheers. -- Note: My last name is not Krejzi.
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