We need a working libXext to proceed?

tur third · 08-10-2005, 07:06 AM

I'm trying to run ./configure for program called 'kbilliards'. The first problem I had was that i had to tell it where the x include and libraries were:

./configure --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include/ --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib/

Now i get a message telling me it cannot find 'libXext'

Code:

checking for snprintf... yes
checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib/, headers /usr/X11R6/include/
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... no
checking for libXext... no
configure: error: We need a working libXext to proceed. Since configure
can't find it itself, we stop here assuming that make wouldn't find
them either.

However I can find it!

Code:

[root@localhost kbilliards-0.7.1]# locate libXext
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4

Other threads suggest installing RPMs for things like 'xorg-x11-devel' or
libxorg-x11-devel, but I can't find anything like that and assume it must already be installed.

Is there something I can do to make libXext a working libXxt?

shengchieh · 08-10-2005, 03:03 PM

I just tried googling for libXext and got alot of links.
Try it.

http:/www.google.com -> libXext

If your distribution si debian-based, debian seems to have
a copy.

Sheng-Chieh

routers · 08-11-2005, 11:16 AM

if u have these
[rou@ap4 ~]$ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext*
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.a /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4

add /usr/X11R6/lib to ur /etc/ld.so.conf then run /sbin/ldconfig && updatedb

and if u dont have libXext.so make symlink to libXext.so.6.4

have fun

tur third · 08-12-2005, 03:17 AM

Thanks for the suggestion. I have tried that, but still have a problem. Interestingly my 'ld.so.conf' already had the correct path. It was:

Code:

include ld.so.conf.d/*.conf
/usr/X11R6/lib
/usr/lib/qt3/lib

I created a link in /usr/X11R6/lib/ by typing

Code:

ln -s libXext.so.6.4 libXext.so

Then ran your

Code:

/sbin/ldconfig && updatedb

I now have:

[root@localhost etc]# ls /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext*
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so@ /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4*
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6@

but I still get the same error. Any more idea? Thanks...

routers · 08-12-2005, 12:33 PM

this is mine

[rou@ap4 ~]$ ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 80652 Jun 3 06:36 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 27 22:20 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so -> libXext.so.6.4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jul 27 22:20 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 -> libXext.so.6.4
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 61476 Jun 3 06:37 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4

i not understand why urs one shown the @ mark there

btw i have this suggestion ... u try to update xlibs core library file

use yum update xorg-x11.i386 , if still cannot follow the line below

http://xlibs.freedesktop.org/release...-6.4.3.tar.bz2

after that run /sbin/ldconfig

u can wait other ppl comment or try at your own risk but for me sometime take the risk