[syslinux] syslinux-4.04 doesn't compile

[Gene Cumm]

On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 11:57, Helmut Hullen <Hullen at t-online.de> wrote:
> Hallo, Gene,
>
> Du meintest am 04.06.11:
>
>>> I've just tried to compile syslinux 4.04 for slackware - it stopped
>>> when it tried to execute
>>>
>>>  Entering directory `/path/to/diag/geodsp'
>>>  ./mk-lba-img lba.img
>
> [...]
>
>>> What goes wrong?
>
>> My fault.  This was already resolved in current git master.
>> 4.05-pre1 should be better.  That, or ignore everything in
>> diag/geodsp/ for now as a few others already have.
>
> Ok - but when I use a "testing" packet then I use 4.10-pre9!
> And I've just seen: compiling works without any error.
>
> But 4.10-pre9 doesn't work in my PXE server, sorry. Neither with
> gpxelinux.0 nor with pxelinux.0.
> The error messages vanish too quick for my eyes (and brain); I'll use my
> camera for documenting (but not today ...).

4.10-pre* is ALPHA-phase not beta phase.  It's drastically different
for PXELINUX and currently at 4.10-pre14.

> You should patch or update the 4.04 packet please.

That's what 4.05-pre1 is for.  It's the beta phase testing release after 4.04.

> When I use the (not testing) packet 4.04 and use the SlackBuild.org
> packet for compiling for slackware or the syslinux.spec for compiling
> for *.rpm I don't expect that I have to patch this skript.
>
> Viele Gruesse!
> Helmut

-- 
-Gene