On Sat Feb 19, 2005 at 12:03:01 +1100, Colin Carter wrote: > >Hi, >Newbie, acquired 64 bit SuSE 9.1 late last year. >I am up and running, and can compile and link a console C application, >but cannot link with the X Window modules. >I am getting unresolved messaged for functions like: > > TheDisplay = XOpenDisplay( "" ); > XCloseDisplay( TheDisplay ); > >I have searched lots of international forums and posted questions onto >SuSE lists without an answer. >I often get the response "Why don't you use ... ?" >After 41 years of programming I feel that I can say "I want to use X Window." > >I have searched my libraries and environment variables et cetera but, >being new to Linux, I am (obviously) missing something. In "the good old >days" one just set paths etc, but now there are often hidden, assumed >bits of information such as environment entries. >So, obviously, I cannot see what I am missing. > >I would appreciate it if somebody could give me a nice (simple?) list >of things I should check. I was sent a sample programme, which runs on >my PC, which compiles on my PC, but won't link (even with the make file sent). > >I've just arrived back in Australia and look forward to meeting up with you >guys. Sorry that my son will be visiting over next W/E; looks interesting
From memory I use -lX11, and -L/usr/X11R6/lib/. Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
