Thanks for the info. I was just starting to look at those options myself, so I am glad to have someone confirm them. I was doing everything as root, but I could certainly try your idea, simply su-ing to root for the compile portion of the job. Dave Michael Vieths wrote: > > Possibly an odd question, but did you rerun ldconfig and/or check to see > if libxpm was in a path it finds (/etc/ld.so.conf in Slackware, at least). > There should be a line that says /usr/X11R6/lib. > > Another issue might be who you're compiling it as. If you're doing it as > root, try logging in as your normal user account, do the configure and > make, then su to root and make install. libXpm might be in your path, but > not root's. > > If those fail, try configure with these options: > > --with-xpm-includes=DIR > --with-xpm-library=DIR > --with-xpm > > Michael Vieths > Foeclan at Winternet.Com > > On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Dave Sherman wrote: > > > Yes, I suspected this might be an issue, and made a couple of soft links > > from the actual library files (in /usr/X11R6/something) to /usr/lib. > > Perhaps I overlooked something -- I will take a close look on Sunday > > afternoon, if I have the time. > > > > Dave > > > > andy at theasis.com wrote: > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org -- Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org