Hi,

I am installing XFree86 on my linux machine.

Following are the steps I followed:
1. downloaded the XFree86-4.5.0-src-1.tgz to XFree86-4.5.0-src-7.tgz files
2. Untar them.
3. made directory build at xc level.
4. cd build
5. lndir ../xc
6. make World >World.log 2>&1

After completion of this command, I checked World.log and got the
following errors:

/exports/lib/libXfont.so : undefined reference to 'ssh_z_inflateEnd'
/exports/lib/libXfont.so : undefined reference to 'ssh_z_inflateInit2_'
/exports/lib/libXfont.so : undefined reference to 'ssh_z_inflate'

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[4]: *** [bdftopcf] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/XFree86/source/build/programs/bdftopcf'
make[3]: *** [all] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/XFree86/source/build/programs'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/XFree86/source/build'
make[1]: *** [World] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/XFree86/source/build'
make: *** [World] Error 2

Do I need to install zlib? But zlib is already installed in /lib.

Searching on google also did not help.

Can anyone of you please help me?

Regards,
nupur

Try X.org instead, many Xfree developers moved to that project.

Which distro is this?

What on Earth are you installing Xfree86 for?

undefined references are not nessisarily a problem, provided they get defined in time.

look through the makefiles and see what bdftopcf is doing to generate an error. It is possible you need to edit the top level makefile environments.

Not to point out the obvious, but wouldn't it be easier to install via RPMs?

You don't quite specify why you're installing it from source.

Thank you for your replies.

I am working on Redhat distribution-7.0, in which i've upgraded binutils, gcc, glibc, module-init tools. The kernel i am using is 2.6.12.

As my system was using 2.2 kernel and i wanted to upgrade it to 2.6, i had to upgrade the above mentioned packages. Now, I want to upgrade the GUI interface as well, which is not working in 2.6.12.

As per your suggestions, I have downloaded the source files from x.org and now after doing make world >world.log > 2>&1, I am getting the following errors in world.log

xmlconfig.c:34:19: expat.h: No such file or directory
xmlconfig.c:139: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:139: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `bsearchStr':
xmlconfig.c:141: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:141: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:142: error: `found' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:142: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
xmlconfig.c:142: error: for each function it appears in.)
xmlconfig.c:142: error: `name' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:142: error: `elems' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:142: error: `count' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:142: error: `XML_Char' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:142: error: parse error before ')' token
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:158: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:158: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `strToI':
xmlconfig.c:159: error: `base' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:163: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:163: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:167: error: `string' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:202: error: `tail' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:202: error: `start' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:218: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:218: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `strToF':
xmlconfig.c:221: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:221: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:224: error: `string' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:232: error: `numStart' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:247: error: `tail' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:247: error: `start' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:252: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:252: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:253: error: `expTail' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:281: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:281: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseValue':
xmlconfig.c:282: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:282: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:284: error: `string' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:284: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
xmlconfig.c:285: error: `type' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:288: error: `v' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:289: error: `tail' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:310: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:318: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:318: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseRanges':
xmlconfig.c:319: error: `XML_Char' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:319: error: `cp' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:319: error: `range' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:319: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
xmlconfig.c:320: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code
xmlconfig.c:323: error: `string' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:338: error: `end' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:338: error: `sep' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:338: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
xmlconfig.c:346: error: `info' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:409:29: warning: ISO C does not permit named variadic macros
xmlconfig.c:421:27: warning: ISO C does not permit named variadic macros
xmlconfig.c:435:27: warning: ISO C does not permit named variadic macros
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:447: error: parse error before "XML_Parser"
xmlconfig.c:447: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
xmlconfig.c:455: error: parse error before '}' token
xmlconfig.c:455: warning: ISO C does not allow extra `;' outside of a function
xmlconfig.c:461: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:461: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `OptInfoElems'
xmlconfig.c:462: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:462: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:462: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:462: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:463: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:463: error: ISO C forbids data definition with no type or storage class
xmlconfig.c:470: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:470: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseEnumAttr':
xmlconfig.c:472: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:472: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:474: error: `data' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:475: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:476: error: `value' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:477: error: `text' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:478: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_GetCurrentLineNumber'
xmlconfig.c:478: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_GetCurrentColumnNumber'
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:493: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:493: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseDescAttr':
xmlconfig.c:495: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:495: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:496: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:497: error: `lang' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:498: error: `text' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:499: error: `data' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:506: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:506: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseOptInfoAttr':
xmlconfig.c:508: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:508: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:509: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:509: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:511: error: `data' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:513: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:514: error: `optAttr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:517: error: `attrVal' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:569: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:569: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `optInfoStartElem':
xmlconfig.c:571: error: `userData' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:572: error: `name' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:575: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:576: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:576: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:576: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:577: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:578: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:578: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:578: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:579: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:582: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:583: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:583: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:583: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:584: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:585: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:585: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:585: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:587: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:587: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:587: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:588: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:591: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:591: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:592: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:592: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:592: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:593: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:594: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:594: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:594: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:595: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:599: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:600: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:600: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:600: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:601: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:602: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:602: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:602: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:603: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:604: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:604: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:604: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:605: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:609: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:609: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:610: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:610: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:610: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:611: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:612: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:612: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:612: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:613: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:617: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:617: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:617: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:622: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:622: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `optInfoEndElem':
xmlconfig.c:623: error: `userData' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:624: error: `name' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:627: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:630: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:633: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:636: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:639: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c: In function `driParseOptionInfo':
xmlconfig.c:648: error: `XML_Parser' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:648: error: parse error before "p"
xmlconfig.c:650: error: storage size of 'userData' isn't known
xmlconfig.c:670: error: `p' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:670: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_ParserCreate'
xmlconfig.c:671: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_SetElementHandler'
xmlconfig.c:672: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_SetUserData'
xmlconfig.c:684: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_Parse'
xmlconfig.c:686: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:686: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:686: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:686: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_ErrorString'
xmlconfig.c:686: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_GetErrorCode'
xmlconfig.c:686: warning: format argument is not a pointer (arg 6)
xmlconfig.c:688: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_ParserFree'
xmlconfig.c:650: warning: unused variable `userData'
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:705: error: parse error before "XML_Parser"
xmlconfig.c:705: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
xmlconfig.c:714: error: conflicting types for 'inOption'
xmlconfig.c:452: error: previous declaration of 'inOption' was here
xmlconfig.c:715: error: parse error before '}' token
xmlconfig.c:715: warning: ISO C does not allow extra `;' outside of a function
xmlconfig.c:721: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:721: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `OptConfElems'
xmlconfig.c:722: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:722: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:722: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:723: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
xmlconfig.c:723: error: ISO C forbids data definition with no type or storage class
xmlconfig.c:726: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:726: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseDeviceAttr':
xmlconfig.c:728: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:728: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:729: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:730: error: `driver' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:731: error: `screen' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:732: error: `data' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:746: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:746: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseAppAttr':
xmlconfig.c:748: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:748: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:749: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:750: error: `name' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:751: error: `exec' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:752: error: `data' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:759: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:759: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseOptConfAttr':
xmlconfig.c:761: warning: ISO C forbids nested functions
xmlconfig.c:761: error: syntax error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c:762: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:763: error: `name' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:764: error: `value' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:765: error: `data' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:784: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:784: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `optConfStartElem':
xmlconfig.c:786: error: `userData' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:787: error: `name' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:790: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:791: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:791: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:791: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:792: error: `attr' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:793: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:793: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:793: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:794: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:797: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:798: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:798: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:798: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:799: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:800: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:800: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:800: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:801: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:802: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:802: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:806: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:807: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:807: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:807: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:808: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:809: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:809: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:809: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:810: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:811: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:811: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:815: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:816: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:816: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:816: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:817: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:818: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:818: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:818: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:819: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:820: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:820: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:824: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:824: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:824: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:829: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XML_Char'
xmlconfig.c:829: error: parse error before '*' token
xmlconfig.c: In function `optConfEndElem':
xmlconfig.c:830: error: `userData' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:831: error: `name' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:834: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:837: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:837: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:838: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:841: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:841: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:842: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:845: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c: At top level:
xmlconfig.c:866: error: parse error before "p"
xmlconfig.c: In function `parseOneConfigFile':
xmlconfig.c:868: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_GetUserData'
xmlconfig.c:868: error: `p' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:872: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:874: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:880: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_GetBuffer'
xmlconfig.c:880: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
xmlconfig.c:888: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:891: warning: implicit declaration of function `XML_ParseBuffer'
xmlconfig.c:893: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:893: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c:893: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
xmlconfig.c: In function `driParseConfigFiles':
xmlconfig.c:909: error: storage size of 'userData' isn't known
xmlconfig.c:930: error: `XML_Parser' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:930: error: parse error before "p"
xmlconfig.c:934: error: `p' undeclared (first use in this function)
xmlconfig.c:909: warning: unused variable `userData'
make[6]: *** [xmlconfig.o] Error 1
make[6]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc/lib/GL/mesa/drivers/dri/common'
make[5]: *** [all] Error 2
make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc/lib/GL/mesa/drivers/dri'
make[4]: *** [all] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc/lib/GL'
make[3]: *** [all] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc/lib'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc'
make[1]: *** [World] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc'
make: *** [World] Error 2

I looked for expat.h and the file is there itself. So, why the file cannot be found? I am not changing the hosts.def file. Do i have to make any configuration changes there?

Hope to receive replies this time as well.

Thanks and Regards,
Nupur

You are doing very well... do you have some compelling reason to stick with RH7? Basically, you will probably have to upgrade a lot more stuff (the rest of your libraries and devlopment libraries for eg.) - and this sort of thing will happen more and more.

You havn't said why you are installing from source? Maybe you cannot get rpm's for RH7 (likely - and there is a reason for this)?

A possibility would be to try rpm install of something like gnome wot depends on an up to date Xorg. Then it will fail with a list of packages to install first... but you'll probably find that a clean upgrade to FC4 will be easier.

I have to upgrade the RedHat7 distribution only, as I have some settings there which I cannot afford to loose. So, that is the issue. Rest all is working fine, all the services and all the other things are working perfectly fine, except for GUI interface. I need to get that working on RedHat 7 only.

I am not installing RPMs as I have installed everything from source itself, including the libraries and gcc. So, if i install RPMs I'll have to re-install glibc and other utilities through RPMs only. Also, I have an option in source to make changes according to my specification which i cannot do in rpm's. Also, the rpm's that are available are from redhat 8. so, that is again an issue.

I know I'll have to upgrade few more libraries but which libraries to upgrade I am not sure about.

I installed freetype2 and fontconfig with zlib separately as i was getting errors related to them.

Now, I got the following error:

../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `ssh_z_inflateEnd'
../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `ssh_z_inflateInit2_'
../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `ssh_z_inflate'
/usr/lib/libfreetype.so: undefined reference to `ssh_z_inflateReset'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[4]: *** [bdftopcf] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc/programs/bdftopcf'
make[3]: *** [all] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc/programs'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc'
make[1]: *** [World] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nupur/downloads/x.org/build-xc'
make: *** [World] Error 2

This is the same error i got when i was trying to install XFree86. And because of the same error, I moved on to x.org. This is what i call a perfect example of back to square one. What would be the next step? I have already installed zlib from its source using the following commands:

1. ./configure --prefix=/
2. make test
3. make install
4. ldconfig

And it installed successfully.

Any suggestions?