Martin Costabel wrote: > Alexander Hansen wrote: > >>> checking for X... no >>> configure: error: X development libraries not found > > Ths usual remedy to that is to place "--x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include > -x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib" into the configure flags. > [] >> The problem here is that some packages try to use the presence of >> xmkmf as their method to detect X11, and this was _removed_ in both >> the official X11 as of 10.5.2 as well as the macosxforge.org >> unoffficial updates. I don't know for sure whether installing Fink's >> xmkmf package will work around this issue, but give that a try. > > Installing Fink's xmkmf package does not solve any configure problems. > The xmkmf package hides the xmkmf executable away from the usual PATH, > so that without further fiddling with the package that needs xmkmf, > nothing happens. > > The fact that configure does not find X11 when xmkmf is not present is > always the proof of a bug in the configure script (untested and > therefore buggy fallback code), usually inherited from a bug in one of > the autotools, but sometimes also due to an original bug in the > configure script. Until all these bugs are weeded out, the best remedy > is to use the mentioned configure flags, so that the whole X11 search > code is short-circuited. Configure then runs faster, too. > I installed X11 (2.1.1) from my original Leopard DVDs and xmkmf was present in my path. I installed gnucash successfully, but it wouldn't execute (something about library mismatch). I figured this was because some items successfully built with X11-2.30 and some with X11-2.1.1. I reinstalled X11-2.3.0 and it executed correctly :)
So I was thinking that I would still like to rebuild all packages that require/use X so that it is built with the latest X11 (2.3.0). Then again, if it's working now, I may make things worse by trying to rebuild everything with X11-2.3.0 ??? Think I will leave it for now, and wait for the fixed packages and X11-2.3.1+ Thanks, Brendan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
