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Subject: Re: [plex86] Compile problem -- cannot find -lX11


On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 10:55:30AM -0400, Hoyt wrote:

>> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lX11

[snip]

>> I've lookd in the mail archives without success. Any advice on how
>> to fix it?

>You need to have the X development libs installed.  e.g. on a
>RedHat box these will be in the XFree86-devel package.  You
>should have a libX11.a file somewhere (e.g.
>/usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.a)  ld is complaining it can't find it.

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What package provides libX11.a? It doesn't appear to be in the XFree86-devel 
package.

Hoyt

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