Re: [TCLUG:21873] New Thread: desktop vs. wm (WAS Re: [TCLUG:21837]Yourguys'/gals' favorite GUI/WM)

[Dave Sherman <dcsherman@uswest.net>]

Thanks for the info. I was just starting to look at those options
myself, so I am glad to have someone confirm them. I was doing
everything as root, but I could certainly try your idea, simply su-ing
to root for the compile portion of the job.

Dave

Michael Vieths wrote:
> 
> Possibly an odd question, but did you rerun ldconfig and/or check to see
> if libxpm was in a path it finds (/etc/ld.so.conf in Slackware, at least).
> There should be a line that says /usr/X11R6/lib.
> 
> Another issue might be who you're compiling it as.  If you're doing it as
> root, try logging in as your normal user account, do the configure and
> make, then su to root and make install.  libXpm might be in your path, but
> not root's.
> 
> If those fail, try configure with these options:
> 
>   --with-xpm-includes=DIR
>   --with-xpm-library=DIR
>   --with-xpm
> 
> Michael Vieths
> Foeclan@Winternet.Com
> 
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Dave Sherman wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I suspected this might be an issue, and made a couple of soft links
> > from the actual library files (in /usr/X11R6/something) to /usr/lib.
> > Perhaps I overlooked something -- I will take a close look on Sunday
> > afternoon, if I have the time.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > andy@theasis.com wrote:
> >
> 
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