[mythtv-users] Compile problems on x86_64

[Graeme Hilton]

Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 12:22:38PM +0000, Graeme Hilton wrote:
>> I'm trying to compile the latest SVN (8922) and I get the following error:
>> /usr/bin/ld: /usr/X11R6/lib64/libGL.a(glapi.o): relocation R_X86_64_32
>> against `a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object;
>> recompile with -fPIC
>> /usr/X11R6/lib64/libGL.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>
>> I've tried running the command with the suggested -fPIC flag, but this
>> has no effect.
>>
>> I've recently changed a lot on my system by removing all the i386
>> packages so I can have a pure 64bit system.  In an effort to resolve the
>>  above issue I've reinstalled the xorg i386 packages, but the compile
>> error still occurs.
>>
>> Has anyone else had this issue?
> 
> What system is that? The error message may be suggestion that
> /usr/X11R6/lib64/libGL.a needs to be rebuilt, so maybe you'd have to
> bother your vendor on rebuilding it with -fPIC.
> 
> I just finshed building mythtv svn on several RHEL, FC and RHL
> distros, so at leats with updated systems these distros should be OK.

This is Fedora Core 4.  I'm fully up to date apart from my kernel, I'm
one FC4 release behind current (2.6.15-1.1830).

OK.  Problem fixed.

I did the following:
Restart X (as it is components of X that are causing the problem)
X does not want to restart, so I have to reinstall the ati-fglrx driver,
entailing installing an i386 package which I had previously uninstalled
(that will be where everything got broken).
X now restarts.
Perform yum update --exclude=kernel* , one relevant package needs
updated: xorg-x11-libs.i386.

Everything is hunky-dory.

-- 
Graeme Hilton