splashutils compile error

bioe007 · 06-21-2007, 12:28 PM

I have applied these patches to a 2.6.20.14 kernel:

vesafb-tng-1.0-rc2-2.6.20-rc2.patch
fbsplash-0.9.2-r5-2.6.20-rc6.patch

and I have tried using the utils from this site.

I can build the kernel, create the initrd and boot from grub with this line:

Code:

title  fbSplash-2.6.20.14a
kernel (hd0,2)/fbSplash-2.6.20.14a root=/dev/sda9 resume=/dev/sda6 pci=assign-busses video=vesafb:1024x768-32@60,mtrr,ywrap splash=silent,theme:BCSI,tty:8 quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd (hd0,2)/fbsplash-BCSI-1024x768

fbsplash still didn't seem to work correctly.

1. The splash images come up, but it doesn't move from the 'silent' image to a login console (have to push ctrl+alt+f1-6) after booting is complete.

2. progress bars & animations don't work.

so I thought it must be the version of splashutils on the j79zlr page. (binaries from gentoo, and for an older version kernel 2.6.15)

so I downloaded the -current splashutils source

I read and find that klibc is required. I get the latest, build and install - no problems.

So then I ./configure and make (in the splashutils) I get this error now:

Code:

/usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/3.4.6/../../../../i486-slackware-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lcms
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [objs/splash_util] Error 1

so I look for liblcms:

Code:

$ slocate liblcms
/lib/liblcms.la
/lib/liblcms.so
/usr/lib/liblcms.so.1
/usr/lib/liblcms.so.1.0.15
/usr/lib/liblcms.la
/usr/lib/liblcms.so
/usr/local/lib/liblcms.so.1
/usr/local/lib/liblcms.so
$ slocate lcms.h
/usr/include/lcms.h

to see if it was finding other dependency libs I also looked for libmng:

Code:

$ slocate libmng
/usr/lib/libmng.la
/usr/lib/libmng.so
/usr/lib/libmng.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib/libmng.so.1
/usr/lib/libmng.a
..
/usr/include/libmng.h

I also tried creating links in /lib to the liblcms.* (followed by ldconfig) but still no luck.

to me, it seems it can find the mng library but not the lcms for some reason. wierd? is this perhaps a versioning thing? should I try and upgrade my lcms libs?

I did do an LQ-slackware search but only I found this thread which was a bit discouraging..

any help?

gnashley · 06-22-2007, 01:57 AM

Try:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib make

bioe007 · 06-22-2007, 09:52 AM

thanks, I tried that - same error.

bioe007 · 06-22-2007, 09:57 AM

is there anything significant about not having a 'liblcms.a' file? I notice there is '/usr/lib/libmng.a' but not for lcms...

I don't really know what those lib extensions mean.

update

well, I built lcms-1.16 (slack-11 stock is 1.15) and now I do get a liblcms.a file, but it seems to make no difference.

I checked my lib cache:

Code:

# ldconfig -p | grep lcms
        liblcms.so.1 (libc6) => /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1
        liblcms.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/liblcms.so
# ldconfig -p | grep mng 
        libmng.so.1 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libmng.so.1
        libmng.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libmng.so

which seems correct? and certainly the '-lmng' seems to be fine (no error) and it has equivalent files/locations as the lcms.

perhaps I should try moving the lcms source into the splashutils build directory?

bioe007 · 06-25-2007, 12:37 AM

i should correct my first post where the error message was about not finding '-lcms' it should be '-llcms'

anyone else have any ideas?

I have contacted the devel but have not made any progress. I am now trying this on another box, but still no luck (same error)

there must be _some_ way to compile this eh?

gnashley · 06-25-2007, 03:41 AM

Did you try installing your compiled version of liblcms? Or even just copying your compiled liblcms.a into /usr/lib and then trying to compile the splashutils? (the -l cuts off 'lib' from the lib names so -llcms is the correct one)

bioe007 · 06-25-2007, 12:34 PM

I did removepkg liblcms<old> and install liblcms-1.16-pjh.tgz, this is what I've got now:

Code:

# ls /var/log/packages/ | grep lcms
lcms-1.16-pjh
# ldconfig -p | grep lcms
        liblcms.so.1 (libc6) => /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1
        liblcms.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/liblcms.so
# ls -l /usr/lib/liblcms.*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 586514 2007-06-22 08:54 /usr/lib/liblcms.a
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    793 2007-06-22 08:54 /usr/lib/liblcms.la
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     17 2007-06-22 08:55 /usr/lib/liblcms.so -> liblcms.so.1.0.16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     17 2007-06-22 08:55 /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1 -> liblcms.so.1.0.16
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 443190 2007-06-22 08:54 /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1.0.16
#

Quote:

(the -l cuts off 'lib' from the lib names so -llcms is the correct one)

right, I was just trying to point that error (my careless editing of the makefile) out so people wouldn't think I was calling lcms with the wrong linker argument.

bioe007 · 06-25-2007, 12:36 PM

do you think it might have anything to do with the klibc/libc relationship?

splashutils requires klibc, which I built and installed (by default to /usr/lib/klibc/)

gnashley · 06-25-2007, 02:24 PM

Another thing -ldconfig will not report the *.a libs as they are static.

bioe007 · 06-25-2007, 03:30 PM

well, I don't really know what I did, but it compiled, and seems to be working now..

??

now I just have to figure out where to put the script calls in slackware