I m using a program that uses Xlib so when I tried to compile it.There was a problem in including the following header:
the error is :
I searched where is The file of Xlib.h I found only one file by this name,so when I changed the path I got a lot of errors these are the 3 types of errors I have got:


error type 1:
error type 2:

error type 3:

I m using linux SUSE 9.2
Can anyone tell me what should I do?
thanks

There should be an Xlib.h in /usr/include/X11 or /usr/X11R6/include/X11 or /usr/X11R7/include/X11 that was installed by the x-server. I'm guessing that is the one that you need.

What program are you trying to build? What distro are you using?

[HTML]There should be an Xlib.h in /usr/include/X11 or /usr/X11R6/include/X11 [/HTML]



I already have that path (/usr/X11R6/include)but it does not contain Xlib.h
so Is there any suggestion cause up till now I cant use Xlib

could it be that you dont have the X development stuff installed? just a guess, or that file could just be located somewhere else.. as was asked eralier, what distro are you running? also did you try using locate or find?

Do you have Xlib.h anywhere on your system? You may need to put a copy in both paths that I mentioned.

there really is no need to copy that single file to an alternate location. if that file is missing then there is probably a whole list of headers that need to be installed with that file.. if that file is just in a different location that is expected, then you need to adjust accordingly in the build process.

imo, just randomly copying files around to fufill dependencies at that time will only cause more confusion down the road..

[HTML]what distro are you running[/HTML]

what does it mean?

when I searched for Xlib.h I found it in the following path:

[HTML]/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i586-linux-thread-multi/Tk/pTk/Xlib.h[/HTML]

only in this path.
but I have got a lot of errors ,during compiling ,as I mentioned before like the following:

[HTML]could it be that you dont have the X development stuff installed[/HTML]

how should I know it is installed or not?
please help
thanks

> what does it mean?
are you using fedora core, slackware, ubuntu, etc, etc, etc

> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i586-linux-thread-multi/Tk/pTk/Xlib.h
that may work, but would not be adviseable to include from that location.

>how should I know it is installed or not?
well depending on the distro you are using, you may just have to throw the install discs back in an click an option to install x development headers and libs. this is one reason everyone has been asking about the distro..

You are using SuSE 9.2 as you originally posted and xhi and I both missed. I assume that you are using a GUI like KDE or GNOME and, therefore, have X Windows. Unless SuSE installs X Windows in some odd location, it is likely that you don't have the Xlib.h from X Windows.

As xhi mentioned, you'll need the development files (i.e., the headers) for X. They can probably be installed using the SuSE 9.2 package manager. Using the package manager *should* put the headers in either /usr/include/X11 or /usr/X11R6/include/X11.

Also, what package are you trying to build and is it available via the SuSE 9.2 package manager?

nesta,
apologies. i did not see that you said Suse at in the first post as Arow has pointed out.. oops

Arow has detailed what i was getting at.. check your install discs..