configure error in X build - cpp requires -undef

[Jon TURNEY]

Tom George wrote:
> I got the source via cygwin setup.

I hope there are a few steps between that and getting to run ./configure, but 
it seems I must guess what they are...

So, guessing wildly, you need to run the package's autogen.sh script to 
regenerate ./configure after applying the patches.

Looks like I need to add more detailed instructions in the Contributor's Guide...

 > The version is 1.0.5-1.

No, that's not right.

> Jon TURNEY wrote:
>> Tom George wrote:
>>> I am trying to build the Cygwin/X following the instructions in the 
>>> Cygwin/X Contributors Guide.
>>>
>>> When I run
>>>
>>> ./configure --prefix=/usr
>>>
>>> the last few lines of output are:
>> ...
>>> checking if /usr/bin/cpp requires -undef... configure: error: 
>>> /usr/bin/cpp defines unix with or without -undef.  I don't know what 
>>> to do.
>>>
>>> Any help to get past this would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> This means that the X server source you are building didn't have it's 
>> ./configure generated with xorg-util-macros with a patch needed for 
>> cygwin [1]
>>
>> The X server source package available via cygwin setup shouldn't have 
>> this problem.  What source are you using?
>>
>> [1] 
>> http://cygwin-ports.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cygwin-ports/ports/trunk/xorg/xorg-util-macros/1.1-cpp-undef.patch?view=markup 

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