Hi all, I am new to linux actually, but now im doing cross development project to make small linux system on Compact Flash card. I am using OpenSuse 10.1 with Intel processor as my hostm and my target system is also x86 processor and will boot from the CF card. I am finished with the basic system, now im starting with the X windows system. I have some questions that i couldnt find the answer after googling. I am using the X11R6.7.0. and I am planning to do: - make the shadow directory build using lndir command - configure the host.def file - build the X windows: make CROSSCOMPILEDIR=<PATH_TO_CROSS_COMPILER> World - install to the CF card (supposed it is mounted on /mnt/cf): make install DESTDIR=/mnt/cf can i do this? now im trying to make the first step, but i have problems. - it appeared that some links headers files were missing (like "zlib.h" for "lbx_zlib.h", "ft2build.h" was missing for "fcfreetype.h"). I managed these errors by adding C_INCLUDE_PATH to the directories containing the header files inside the packages while doing "make World" - then it appeared that my linker (ld) cross compiler missing some library, there were errors like: (cannot find -lfreetype, cannot find -lexpat, cannot find -lz). I googled it find some tips that i should make my symbolic links on my library directory of the cross compiler to the library of my X windows system host (/usr/X11R6/lib) with the library libfreetype.so, libz.so, libexpat.so. - But then the later steps brings me to new error like the library is unsupported: /home/leo/thesis/projects/Test_111506/tools/xbin//`echo gcc -m32|sed "s%.*/%%"` -o bdftopcf -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -fno-strict-aliasing -ansi -pedantic -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wundef -L../../exports/lib bdftopcf.o -lXfont -lfntstubs -lfreetype -lz -lm -Wl,-rpath-link,../../exports/lib /opt/crosstool/gcc-3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: warning: libfreetype.so.6, needed by /opt/crosstool/gcc-3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/libfreetype.so, not found (try using -rpath or -rpath-link) ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_New_Size' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Set_Transform' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Set_Char_Size' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Select_Charmap' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes' /opt/crosstool/gcc-3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/libfreetype.so: undefined reference to `LoadFont' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Load_Glyph' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_Sfnt_Table' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_PS_Font_Info' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Outline_Get_BBox' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Vector_Transform' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Activate_Size' /opt/crosstool/gcc-3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/libz.so: undefined reference to `__vsnprintf_chk@GLIBC_2.3.4' /opt/crosstool/gcc- 3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/libfreetype.so: undefined reference to `FT_Stream_Seek' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_Name_Index' /opt/crosstool/gcc-3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/libfreetype.so: undefined reference to `FT_Stream_Pos' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_X11_Font_Format' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Init_FreeType' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Set_Charmap' /opt/crosstool/gcc-3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/libz.so: undefined reference to `__sprintf_chk@GLIBC_2.3.4' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_Sfnt_Name' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_BDF_Charset_ID' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_New_Face' /opt/crosstool/gcc-3.4.4-glibc-2.3.2/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/gcc/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/libz.so: undefined reference to `__fprintf_chk@GLIBC_2.3.4' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_Char_Index' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_Postscript_Name' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Done_Face' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_MulFix' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Render_Glyph' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Has_PS_Glyph_Names' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Done_Size' ../../exports/lib/libXfont.so: undefined reference to `FT_Get_Sfnt_Name_Count' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[3]: *** [bdftopcf] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/leo/thesis/projects/Test_111506/X/build/programs/bdftopcf' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/leo/thesis/projects/Test_111506/X/build/programs' make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/leo/thesis/projects/Test_111506/X/build' make: *** [all] Error 2 can anyone give me a suggestion? i tried also to find something about cross development x windows system, but couldnt find. does anyone have a suggestion of a good reference about cross development? big thanks for helping the newcomer :) best regards,