Re: FVWM: configure

From: Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 12:17:15 +0000

On 25 Aug 2001 11:59:42 +0000, Nikolaj G. wrote:
>
> Im installing fvwm2.4.0 on Redhat 7.0 and get these errors.
>
> Have ReadLine support? yes
> Have RPlay support in FvwmEvent? yes
> Have Stroke support? no: Can't find required libstroke
> Have XPM support? no: Can't find required libXpm
> Have GNOME Window Manager support? yes
> Have Session Management support? no: Failed to detect libSM
> Have GTK support for FvwmGtk? no: Failed to detect GTK, see config.log
> Have Multibyte support? no: This is the suggested default

This are not really errors, the errors are when you run "make".
The symptoms are that you don't have XFree86-devel rpm installed.

> I've tried to install libstroke (rpmfind)
> Also installing XPM seemed to go well (have elf, Xfree86 develop (to run
> the xmkmf -a), strange world)
>
> I gave up on the rest libSM.

libSM.a is shipped with XFree86-devel.

> I have gtk+-1.2.8-7 on the machine.
> Dont know about Multibyte support.
>
> Any help out there?

If you normally don't build anything yourself I suggest you to install
rpm, so you don't need all developement libraries and headers:

  http://fvwm-themes.sf.net/rpm/

> My last question... I use the Xfree86 startup login window. How do I
> disable that if I want to start in text-mode?

Try line "id:3:initdefault:" in /etc/inittab.

Regards,
Mikhael.
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