[Xastir] install help

[Bob Nielsen]

For Debian, you should install 'xlibs-dev', which is either the lib you
are looking for or a dummy package which is dependent on other needed
libraries, depending on the version of XFree86 (things changed with
4.3.0).

Bob, N7XY

On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 12:27:49PM -0400, Shawn Hudson wrote:
> I'm using debian.  I will try to get the Xfree86 packages.
> Thanks!
> Shawn
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry Creager N5JXS [mailto:gerry.creager at tamu.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 1:56 AM
> To: Shawn Hudson
> Cc: xastir at xastir.org
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] install help
> 
> 
> While you don't say which Linux distribution you're using, I think
> you'll find you are missing the XFree86-devel package.  When you start
> compiling code that interacts with so many of the systems in the OS, you
> end up having to load the packages that pertain to "development" of
> those systems as they provide key compile time elements.
> 
> That looks like what you have here.
> 
> What Distribution?  If RedHat or Debian, use apt-get to get the
> appropriate packages and install 'em.  I can help (as can many here)
> with finding and implementing apt for Linux.
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Shawn Hudson wrote:
> > Hello folks.. I can't say I'm a wizard at linux so forgive me if this
> seems
> > basic.
> >
> > I am running in to this error when I do a ./configure
> > I know I have X11 because the comand was issued in a iceWM  window... what
> > is wrong?
> >
> > Thanks for any help
> >
> > Shawn
> >
> > Here is the last part of the output form the ./configure:
> >
> > checking for suffix of object files... o
> > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> > checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> > checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
> > checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> > checking dependency style of gcc... gcc
> > checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> > checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> > checking whether ln -s works... yes
> > checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
> > checking for gawk... (cached) mawk
> > checking for devices... found /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1
> > checking for search paths... done
> > checking for the pthreads library -lpthreads... no
> > checking whether pthreads work without any flags... no
> > checking whether pthreads work with -Kthread... no
> > checking whether pthreads work with -kthread... no
> > checking for the pthreads library -llthread... no
> > checking whether pthreads work with -pthread... yes
> > checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
> > checking if more special flags are required for pthreads... no
> > checking for cc_r... gcc
> > checking for compiler flags... using -g -O2 -pipe -Wall -pthread
> > checking for system... Linux
> > checking for wget... /usr/bin/wget
> > checking for convert... no
> > checking for lpr... no
> > checking for gv... no
> > checking for cp... /bin/cp
> > checking for cat... /bin/cat
> > checking for festival... no
> > checking for gpsman... no
> > checking for X... no
> > configure: error: *** No X11!  Install X-Windows development
> > headers/libraries!
> > ***
> > io:/usr/local/xastir/xastir-1.3.1#
> >
> > This is a far as I get..