"Ahmed Aden" <adenbros_at_hotmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I believe I have installed fvwm2 correctly without problems, but I am
> unsuccesfull when I try and run it. I log into a Sun machine from a
> graphical interface (for lack of better terms) and I have a choice of only
> OpenWindows/CDE. When I populate my .xinitrc file w/ this line:
>
> 'exec /usr/local/X11/bin/fvwm2'
>
> I get this message:
>
>
> ld.so.1: /usr/local/X11/bin/fvwm2: fatal: libXpm.so.4.11: open failed: No
> such file or directory
> Killed
The file "INSTALL.fvwm" explains what to do to fix this.
Look for "Shared Libraries in Non-standard Places".
>
> Consequently, when I take that line out, I can log into OpenWindows just
> fine. I'm sure this has to do with X libraries (if I'm wrong let me know:),
> but I don't seem to know what I can to do solve the problem. Would this
> indicate a problem w/ the fvwm2 installation or problematic libraries?
>
> I installed the pkg.tgz Solaris binary package, and (as root) used pkgadd to
> install it, and it seemed to install just fine. Any help from fvwm2 gurus
> appreciated.
There is more information about your options with CDE in the FAQ at
http://www.fvwm.org/generated/FAQ.html
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Received on Tue Dec 07 1999 - 17:51:32 GMT