----- Original Message ----- From: Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Dr. Sachin Kale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: Re: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext
> On Sun, Sep 01, 2002 at 09:55:02PM +0530, Dr. Sachin Kale wrote: > > I am trying to compile examples given in qt2-doc package, even though > > the directory containg libs is specified as -L/usr/X11R6/lib while > > linking I get the above error. > > Have you installed xlibs-dev? dpkg -l xlibs-dev gives it "un" flag, on trying to install, there are dependecy problems with xlibs X client library. I could not find it in debian pototo cd 2.2 r5 1 & 3; so I have to download it. Why it is not there is a mystery. If it is not installed, how do you explain the following - ldconfig -p |grep *Xext* gives follwoing- lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Apr 10 19:49 libXext.so.6 -> libXext.so.6.3 In the /usr/X11R6/lib ls -lF *Xext* gives - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Apr 10 19:49 libXext.so.6 -> libXext.so.6.3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44456 Feb 12 2001 libXext.so.6.3 Thanks Sachin > > -- > Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]