Re: [orca-list] cannot compile atspi2-core-2.26.2 using gentoo

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hello John,

Le 21/02/2018 à 11:32, John Covici a écrit :
> Hi.  I need to upgrade the atisp2 packages, so I can run orca --
> otherwise orca is not starting at all, so I tried to compile it using
> the normal gentoo command and get the following:

I quote part of your build log below:
 
> (part of the build log)
> Running custom install script '/usr/bin/python3.5
> /usr/lib/python-exec/python3.5/meson --internal gettext install
> --subdir=po --localedir=share/locale --pkgname=at-spi2-core'
>  * Header files have changed between ABIs.
>   * ---
>         *   environment, line 2561:  Called multilib_check_headers
>          *   environment, line 2620:  Called die
>           * The specific snippet of code:
>            *               die "Header checksum mismatch, aborting.";

The program multilib_check_header is gentoo-specific.

I read in this page:
https://devmanual.gentoo.org/eclass-reference/multilib-build.eclass/index.html

> multilib_check_headers
>    Check whether the header files are consistent between ABIs.
>
>    This function needs to be called after each ABI's installation phase. It obtains the header file 
> checksums and compares them with previous runs (if any). Dies if header files differ. 

I don't know if that gives you a clue, else I assume that the Gentoo community is more able to help you.

Greetings,

Didier
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