It should be in the popt package in the devel/ section. it is an argument parsing routine. I found this by using the package search on www.debian.org. Always hunt there first (-:
C.J.LAWSON wrote: > > Hello again everyone, > I am trying to build whiptail on an alpha and the build failed > with the message > > [robin:newt-0.21:<04:23:35 PM>]make whiptail > gcc -Wall -g -O2 -I/home/me/fx942976/local/include > -L/home/me/fx942976/local/lib -c whiptail.c -o whiptail.o > whiptail.c:4: popt.h: No such file or directory > In file included from whiptail.c:10: > dialogboxes.h:4: popt.h: No such file or directory > gmake: *** [whiptail.o] Error 1 > > Does anyone have an idea as to what popt.h is > > Regards > > -- > Jonathan Lawson > Thermal Processes Unit > Department of Applied Energy and Optical Diagnostics > School of Mechanical Engineering, > Cranfield University, > Cranfield, Bedford. UK. > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 'They came forth from unholy > darknesses ... > and were driven back by the rage of > Angels' > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- ===== Linux, because I'd like to *get there* today