karlheg_at_teleport.com said:
>
> I was finally able to get FvwmConfig to compile under Slackware
> Linux by creating a symlink in the /usr/src/fvwm/libs directory to the
> libX11.a on my system. You might want to put a note about this in your
> INSTALL file.
>
> ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.a /usr/src/fvwm/libs/libX11.a
>
> like that. Now it compiles. I hope it runs too.
Clearly, the "right" thing to do is add "-L /usr/X11R6/lib" to your
makefile, not create symbolic links. I assume you're using the
"makefile" instead of the "Imakefile".
BTW, I'd like to point out a small problem with having a "makefile" in
the FvwmConfig directory. If you use the Imakefile to create a "Makefile",
and don't remove the "makefile", then make(1) (at least GNU make) will
choose the "makefile" in preference to the "Makefile". I propose that
the "makefile" be renamed to "makefile.std" or similar, to avoid this
conflict. Other packages follow this convention when a standard makefile
is supplied in addition to an Imakefile.
gm
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Received on Thu Dec 07 1995 - 13:12:28 GMT