Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:25:47 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Henry Lenzi <henry.lenzi@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie request - compiling with Xlib.h Message-ID: <20061217222547.GA81577@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <8b4c81f0612171410g14a03a46t2de530fd4afeed0a@mail.gmail.com> References: <8b4c81f0612161943g2cef8374p91445780389e7f88@mail.gmail.com> <20061217034846.GC43992@dan.emsphone.com> <8b4c81f0612171410g14a03a46t2de530fd4afeed0a@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 08:10:58PM -0200, Henry Lenzi wrote: > On 12/17/06, Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> wrote: > >In the last episode (Dec 17), Henry Lenzi said: > >> I'm trying to follow the following tutorial for Xlib prpogramming: > >> > >> > >http://users.actcom.co.il/~choo/lupg/tutorials/xlib-programming/xlib-programming.html#preface > >> > >> However, I can't seem to compile the simple-drawing.c example. I keep > >> getting > >> > >> > >> >cc simple-drawing.c -o simple-drawing -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11 > >> simple-drawing.c:7:22: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory > > > >Note that X is in /usr/X11R6, not /usr/X11, so your link option shoudl > >read -L/usr/X11R6/lib. > > > >You need -I/usr/X11R6/include as well. -I is for headers and is used > >during the compile step, -L is for libraries and is used during the > >link step. Your commandline is a direct source-to-executable command, > >so it requires both. > > > Hi > > It didn't work. X is installed, and libX is in place. > > >gcc simple-drawing.c -o simple-drawing -L/usr/X11R6/lib -l/usr/X11R6/include ^^ Wrong options letter. You should use '-I' (upper case 'i'), not '-l' (lower case 'L') > simple-drawing.c:7:22: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory > simple-drawing.c:23: error: syntax error before "create_simple_window" > simple-drawing.c:23: error: syntax error before '*' token > (...) > -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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