problem in installing
i want to install radware software but these error make problem
after extracting tar file
and using makefile.linux makefile
after this make all
cd libs/gls; make ../../gls.a "CC = cc" "CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DHAVE_GNU_READLINE" "RANLIB = ranlib" "HISLIBS = " "GTK2 = TRUE"
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/gls'
make[1]: '../../gls.a' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/gls'
cd libs/minig; make ../../minig.a "CC = cc" "CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DHAVE_GNU_READLINE" "RANLIB = ranlib" "HISLIBS = " "GTK2 = TRUE"
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/minig'
make[1]: '../../minig.a' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/minig'
cd libs/mingtk; make ../../mingtk.a "CC = cc" "CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DHAVE_GNU_READLINE" "RANLIB = ranlib" "HISLIBS = " "GTK2 = TRUE"
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/mingtk'
make[1]: '../../mingtk.a' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/mingtk'
cd libs/util; make ../../util.a "CC = cc" "CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DHAVE_GNU_READLINE" "RANLIB = ranlib" "HISLIBS = " "GTK2 = TRUE"
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/util'
make[1]: '../../util.a' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/nitin/Desktop/rw05/src/libs/util'
cc -O2 -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DHAVE_GNU_READLINE -o xmgf3 xmgf3.c gf3_subs.o caskx.o util.a minig.a \
-L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXm -lMrm -lXt -lXext -lXp -L. -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lm -lreadline -lncurses
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXp
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [Makefile.common:198: xmgf3] Error 1

Hi nitinnm,

Welcome to LinuxQuestions.

You don't provide much basic information in your post (what OS you're using, for instance ...), but a quick Google search on the error reported in your output produces quite a few results.

It seems to be caused by the deprecation in some linux systems of a library called Xp (or similar). So it seems to be a simple unsatisfied dependency issue (odd that the package manager can't deal with this, but I digress ... ) ...

On Debian based systems, one suggestion is to install libxp-dev. On other systems, you may have to search for the package name.

You could start with that, but if still unresolved, you will have to provide more info. Read the stickys at the beginning of the forum for tips on how to ask questions here (ex. code tags ...) - it will help all members in answering you.

Cheers.

It looks to me that Radware is propitiatory, have you tried contacting them for support as it looks like you had to pay for the software?

Play Bonny!

Also, it has been years since I saw this directory referenced anywhere: "/usr/X11R6/". Maybe the software is too old?

what should i do to resolve this error

That wouldn't help here. The error is returned by ld, not the configure script, so it's the library itself (libxp) that is missing. I'm surprised that configure didn't pick this up. After all, if the OP doesn't have the runtime library, he shouldn't have the headers either. And if he installed the headers via any normal package manager, they should have brought the library along with them. I would say this is the fault of a badly written configure script.

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As you were told: Radware is proprietary software: contact the vendor for the support you're paying for. Unless, of course, you're using the free version from Oak Ridge, which was last updated NINE YEARS ago, and which won't work on a current version of Linux.

If you're using a Debian-based distro, I would guess that you'd do:

i tried this but it doesn't solve my problem
sudo apt install libxp-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libxp-dev

Ok...you are still not answering any of the questions you have been asked, such as what version/distro of Linux are you using, and from where did you download this software? Again, there is a free version that is VERY old and (again) will probably not work on a current system. And if you have the commercial version, contact the support you're paying for.

We're happy to help, but you have to give us details in order for anyone to try.

as far as i know radware software is free to install and i downloaded from this site
https://radware.phy.ornl.gov/download.html
and this are the version and distro of linux i am using
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal

Great...so did you read what was posted earlier??? Did you look at the dates on that software?? We've asked you these questions several times.

Again: that is from NINE YEARS AGO, and it most likely **WILL NOT WORK** on a current version of Linux. You MIGHT be able to install a bunch of old packages/libraries on your system, manually make directories and symlinks, etc., to try to make it work, but your results probably aren't going to be good.

As per that page:
Maybe they can confirm what needs doing to get it working, or are using updated software which they can point you towards.


libxp-dev last existed in Ubuntu 14.04 which is still available to download - it may or not be easier to setup a VM running that version in order to get the software running.

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i solved this issue by entering in makefile and deleting lxp from that and saving

when i try to install make file this happens
cp Makefile.install_ucb Makefile
/rw05/src$ make all
make: *** No rule to make target 'all'. Stop
then,when i type make it shows
mkdir -p /bin
mkdir -p /font
mkdir -p /icc
mkdir -p /demo
mkdir -p /doc
./.radwarerc /.radwarerc
./.radwarerc: 2: setenv: not found
./.radwarerc: 3: setenv: not found
./.radwarerc: 4: setenv: not found
./.radwarerc: 7: setenv: not found
./.radwarerc: 11: setenv: not found
./.radwarerc: 16: setenv: not found
./.radwarerc: 21: setenv: not found
make: *** [Makefile:11: install-dat] Error 127