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Old 02-22-2008, 03:21 AM   #1
immortaltechnique
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fedora 7 error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext


Hi
Am installin wine and after typing make, i get the following error:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
winegcc: gcc failed
make[2]: *** [winex11.drv.so] Error 2


What might the problem be
 
Old 02-22-2008, 04:02 AM   #2
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You need to install the libXext library
 
  


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