Hi, I'm running Slack 12.2 and can't find a way around this make error while trying to compile fbdesk 1.4.1. I have all of the dependencies installed...but eh, any help is appreciated.

KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
KeyUtil.cc:49: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
if i486-slackware-linux-g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -MT FileUtil.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/FileUtil.Tpo" -c -o FileUtil.o FileUtil.cc; \
then mv -f ".deps/FileUtil.Tpo" ".deps/FileUtil.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/FileUtil.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
if i486-slackware-linux-g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -MT ThemeItems.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/ThemeItems.Tpo" -c -o ThemeItems.o ThemeItems.cc; \
then mv -f ".deps/ThemeItems.Tpo" ".deps/ThemeItems.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/ThemeItems.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
if i486-slackware-linux-g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -MT ImageImlib2.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/ImageImlib2.Tpo" -c -o ImageImlib2.o ImageImlib2.cc; \
then mv -f ".deps/ImageImlib2.Tpo" ".deps/ImageImlib2.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/ImageImlib2.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
ImageImlib2.cc:31:20: error: Imlib2.h: No such file or directory
ImageImlib2.cc:37: error: 'Imlib_Context' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:37: error: template argument 2 is invalid
ImageImlib2.cc:37: error: template argument 4 is invalid
ImageImlib2.cc:37: error: invalid type in declaration before ';' token
ImageImlib2.cc:38: error: expected initializer before 'ScreenImlibContext'
ImageImlib2.cc: In constructor 'FbTk::ImageImlib2::ImageImlib2()':
ImageImlib2.cc:51: error: 'imlib_set_cache_size' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc:68: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
ImageImlib2.cc: In destructor 'virtual FbTk::ImageImlib2::~ImageImlib2()':
ImageImlib2.cc:78: error: 'ScreenImlibContext' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:78: error: expected `;' before 'it'
ImageImlib2.cc:79: error: expected `;' before 'it_end'
ImageImlib2.cc:80: error: 'it' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:80: error: 'it_end' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:81: error: 'imlib_context_free' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:83: error: request for member 'clear' in '<unnamed>::contexts', which is of non-class type '<unnamed>::ScreenImlibContextContainer'
ImageImlib2.cc: In member function 'virtual FbTk::PixmapWithMask* FbTk::ImageImlib2::load(const std::string&, int) const':
ImageImlib2.cc:91: error: 'ScreenImlibContext' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:91: error: expected `;' before 'screen_context'
ImageImlib2.cc:92: error: 'screen_context' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:92: error: request for member 'end' in '<unnamed>::contexts', which is of non-class type '<unnamed>::ScreenImlibContextContainer'
ImageImlib2.cc:94: error: 'Imlib_Context' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:94: error: expected `;' before 'new_context'
ImageImlib2.cc:95: error: 'new_context' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:95: error: 'imlib_context_push' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:97: error: 'imlib_context_set_display' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:98: error: 'imlib_context_set_visual' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:99: error: 'imlib_context_set_colormap' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:100: error: 'imlib_context_set_drawable' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:102: error: 'imlib_context_pop' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:104: error: invalid types '<unnamed>::ScreenImlibContextContainer[int]' for array subscript
ImageImlib2.cc:105: error: request for member 'find' in '<unnamed>::contexts', which is of non-class type '<unnamed>::ScreenImlibContextContainer'
ImageImlib2.cc:109: error: 'screen_context' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:109: error: request for member 'end' in '<unnamed>::contexts', which is of non-class type '<unnamed>::ScreenImlibContextContainer'
ImageImlib2.cc:117: error: 'Imlib_Context' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:117: error: expected `;' before 'context'
ImageImlib2.cc:118: error: 'context' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:118: error: 'imlib_context_push' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:120: error: 'Imlib_Image' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:120: error: expected `;' before 'image'
ImageImlib2.cc:121: error: 'Imlib_Load_Error' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:121: error: expected `;' before 'err'
ImageImlib2.cc:135: error: 'image' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:135: error: 'err' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:135: error: 'imlib_load_image_with_error_return' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:138: error: 'imlib_context_set_image' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:142: error: 'imlib_image_get_data_for_reading_only' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:145: error: 'imlib_render_pixmaps_for_whole_image' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:154: error: 'imlib_free_image_and_decache' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:155: error: 'imlib_free_pixmap_and_mask' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:157: error: 'imlib_context_pop' was not declared in this scope
ImageImlib2.cc:161: error: 'imlib_context_pop' was not declared in this scope
make[3]: *** [ImageImlib2.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/tmp/SBo/fbdesk-1.4.1/src/FbTk'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/SBo/fbdesk-1.4.1/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/SBo/fbdesk-1.4.1'
make: *** [all] Error 2

You need imlib2, which AFAIK does not come with Slack.
If you have installed it from source you might use CPPFLAGS pointing to the place where imlib2 include directory is.

Slacky.eu has the package 'imlib2'
... and all ? the other gnome libs too ...

http://www.slacky.eu/

Alright I have the library and fbdesk installed. But yet..something else is wrong.

I keep getting this when I run fbdesk at the terminal:

The command line doesn't come back up, it'll just stay like that, I left it for half an hour or so and nothing...

any ideas??

Edit: I've been noticing I seem to be having quite a lot of problems compiling flux related packages, I so far haven't got around the fbdesk problem, Idesk is the same, and when I "make" conky it keeps saying its missing the lua5.1 library; but I installed it using the slackbuild script.

Meh.

I guess you have to run it in the background, that is use "&" after the command:
The warning is because you don't have setup a resource file, or just the icons file, according to the documentation.