[SOLVED] how to use g++ to compile x11 programs

vipul jain · 09-01-2009, 10:14 AM

hi,
i have started a small project on pay roll management system.
so i am using 'X window system' for GUI with c++ coding.When i compile using g++ i got errors related to x11.i have included various x11 headers in my code like xlib.h ,xutil.h etc.i am using Ubuntu 8.10.
i have to use x11 without any toolkit and must do in c++.So PLEASE help me.

Thanks in advance.

Sergei Steshenko · 09-01-2009, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vipul jain

hi,
i have started a small project on pay roll management system.
so i am using 'X window system' for GUI with c++ coding.When i compile using g++ i got errors related to x11.i have included various x11 headers in my code like xlib.h ,xutil.h etc.i am using Ubuntu 8.10.
i have to use x11 without any toolkit and must do in c++.So PLEASE help me.

Thanks in advance.

I guess most of us here do not possess telepathic abilities and thus can't:

see your source code;
see compiler error messages.

vinay_s_s · 09-01-2009, 12:48 PM

You probably need to link the x11 libraries .. -lX11 etc, and also point gcc to the right location of the headers... with -I/path/to/X-headers

If the libraries are in non-standard location, pass the location of the libraries with -L/path/to/libs

Oh and install the x development packages (i.e., the -devel packages in your distribution mostly)

lorebett · 09-02-2009, 02:54 AM

you may also want to take a look at pkg-config (http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/wiki/) which is a very valuable tools when working with other libraries (and also when libraries and headers are not installed in a standard location).

mythcat · 09-02-2009, 04:15 AM

On http://tv.free-tutorials.org you see video tutorial with name:
"Compile OpenGl with gcc on linux" maybe use this.