> i thought i had exhausted google, but with yet another stab at it, in > vim.fandom.com i found reference to two packages i didn't have: libxpm-dev > and libxt-dev > > i added both and boom, i again have a gui -- i don't know if i needed both > of them, but now it builds fine > > i apologize for the noise
libxt-dev is mentioned in SRC/INSTALL. I expect this package contains an include file that is needed for X11. I thought libxpm-dev is only for Motif and Vim should build without it. But it may depend on what kind of Motif is used. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 179. You wonder why your household garbage can doesn't have an "empty recycle bin" button. /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// \\\ \\\ sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/20230615201458.BA5EE1C0923%40moolenaar.net.