Re: [Torcs-users] torcs compilation problem

[Paul T. <pl...@in...>]

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:38:24 +0200
Stephan Kempkes <ske...@xs...> wrote:

> On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 15:03 +1000, Paul Trevethan wrote:
> > On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:50:51 +0200
> > Bernhard Wymann <be...@bl...> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Paul
> > > 
> > > > checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11... no
> > > > configure: error: Can't find libX11. Please check config.log
> > > > and if you can't solve the problem send the file to
> > > > tor...@li... with the subject "torcs
> > > > compilation problem"
> > > 
> > > If the configure script does not find the X11 library or include
> > > files you can pass the location as parameter to the configure
> > > script, example: ./configure --x-libraries=/usr/lib/
> > > ./configure --x-libraries=/usr/lib/ --x-includes=/usr/include/X11/
> > > 
> > > Bye, Bernhard.
> > > 
> > 
> > Hi Bernhard,
> > 
> > I added your suggested parameters and it got me past the original
> > error only to fall over on the following:
> > 
> > checking for XRenderSetSubpixelOrder in -lXrender... no
> > configure: error: Can't find libXrandr. Please check config.log and
> > if you can't solve the problem send the file to
> > tor...@li... with the subject "torcs
> > compilation problem"
> > 
> > I had a look and (same as before) I have the required library I
> > think:
> > 
> > $ locate libXrandr
> > /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2
> > /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2.0.0
> > 
> > >From the README I tried the configure again with the
> > >--disable-xrandr
> > and it still falls over; but disabling is different to finding in
> > the 1st place. It has to find it to disable it I guess.
> > 
> > I get a bit lost with all this required library stuff, I can follow
> > it when given instructions but I don't do enough to know how to
> > track down problems too well. I only try it when I really want an
> > app.
> > 
> > I have a .deb file from a Ubuntu distro. I might see if I can
> > "alien" convert it to an rpm that will work. As well, pclinuxos is
> > based on Mandriva so I might be able to find an rpm there that will
> > work. Finding a 1.3 version that is accessible would be nice.
> > 
> > I have no idea why the distro makers left out such a popular game -
> > I have asked them about that.
> > 
> > Thanks for the guidance. Any further thoughts most welcome.
> > 
> > Paul.

> Hi Paul,
> 
> Xrender is probably is missing. I added this to the bug tracker:
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1674545&group_id=3777&atid=103777
> 
> Stephan

Sorry Stephan, I moved your quote to the bottom ( I never top post).

Anyway, thanks for that. I did just check and I have the libXrender
files and they are installed in /usr/lib with all the others it seems
to be falling over on. In any case, I realised that my ISP also mirrors
Mandriva so I had a look in the new 2008 repo for that and found their
rpms for Torcs 1.3. I downloaded and installed them and they seem to be
working ok. At least I can get my daily fix of speeding :)

By rights I guess I should try to get the src rpms and rebuild them
to suit this system; but that can wait if these work out ok. I still
have no idea why such a great popular game is not in the repos?

Cheers,
Paul.