Questions tagged [compiling]
Compiling is the process of transforming source code into byte codes for a particular computer architecture.
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Do I need to define an absolute path to be able to compile the DRM / Panfrost subtree code of JSM on the RockPro64 / Khadas Edge-V / RK3399?
I'm trying to compile the drm-subtree of JSM because I want to enable the panfrost driver on the RockPro64 / KHADAS EDGE-V / RK3399. The code is here: https://github.com/jsm222/drm-subtree He improved ...
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Where (i.e. under what path) should we place non-root-user build files? [closed]
On a system I'm considering, there are multiple users. Users' home directories are mounted from some server on the network, which offers those same home directories to multiple machines (with the same ...
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Error while building app qman from source with meson
I'm not used to build apps from source and when I do, it's not free from hiccups. While trying to build the app qman, I was met with this error code: [1/11] Generating src/config.h with a custom ...
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How to convert project buildscript into debian package?
Attempting to package i3lock-color project for debian. The project includes a build.sh script that successfully compiles the project. How could we convert these instructions into something to build ....
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Unable Compile libubus, wpa_supplicant and hostapd for Armv7
Disclaimer: im not a linux expert and the only reason im posting is because i looked everywhere (hopefully) so please be gentle if you are going to flame me. -Attempting to compile libubus, ...
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dpkg-shlibdeps: missing symbols in libasteriskpj.so.2 [asterisk]
I’m trying to build Asterisk packages for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and I’m encountering the same issue with both version 22.4.x and 22.5.0. During the build process, I get the following warnings: dpkg-...
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Trying to compile a tinycore linux kernel leads to Error 2
EDIT 1 - Following instructions from : https://github.com/on-prem/tinycore-kernel EDIT 2 - after trying make os, it fails giving an Error 2 compiler error. i know that it has something to do with the ...
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Which GCC version to use for compiling Linux 5.4.1 to bzImage without strlcpy errors?
I’m trying to compile the Linux 5.4.1 kernel to a bzImage using an older GCC version I built from source (gcc 8.2.0 and binutils 2.31.1), with: make CC=<path_to_old_gcc> LD=<path_to_old_ld>...
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How much disk space is needed to compile a Linux kernel in a VM?
I just coded two system calls using the Linux 6.12.1 kernel, and I transferred the kernel to a Lubuntu virtual machine with 25 GB space (on Virt-Manager/KVM), but when I compile the new kernel, I get ...
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NVENC encoder missing in OBS, AUR package fails to compile on Arch Linux
I have an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. I am trying to use the NVENC encoder on OBS. Currently, only the software option, x264, appears in the settings. I attempted to install NVENC using the AUR. However, ...
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How do I build a statically linked copy of xz-utils?
I'm trying to build a statically linked copy of xz-utils, such that the xz do not have dependencies on libc. I tried the usual way, which is to set LDFLAGS=-static, and works for most other packages ...
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Cannot compile kernel modules on TrueNAS Scale
I have a Ugreen DXP 6800 Pro and the OS disk died. No actual NAS data was lost but I cannot figure out how to get the OS back to the same state. I was previously able to compile modules and add them ...
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Recompiling my custom kernel and my .config is set to old config every time
I am trying to recompiling my kernel. I did a small change in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c and put a pr_info() only to see in dmesg if its working. I changed the .config file too in ...
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What packages will be upgraded after upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04/20.04 to 22.04?
Our IT suggests we upgrade the Ubuntu 16.04/20.04 VM to Ubuntu 22.04 since Ubuntu 20.04 will be EOS after April 2025. Because we use the VM to build the code and the package compatibility is important ...
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How can I compile fdisk for UEFI shell
I am hoping someone would be able to help me with the following. I have been trying to compile fdisk for UEFI shell the files are provided at https://sourceforge.net/projects/uefi-fdisk/ as per the ...
