Re: [Fwd: AC_PATH_X]

[Robert Boehne]

Ted:

Often when a question is clearly answered in documentation
you won't get any reply on the mailing list.

Sorry,

Robert

Ted Irons wrote:
> 
> I sent  this to the autoconf and automake mailing lists,
> but received no reply.    If anyone on this mailing list
> has an idea of what I am doing wrong, I would
> appreciate hearing about it.
> 
> Thanks  in Advance,
> - Ted
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Subject: AC_PATH_X
> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 17:39:10 -0700
> From: Ted Irons <address@hidden>
> Organization: Science Applications
> To: address@hidden
> CC: address@hidden
> 
> On a Linux-2.4 machine  using the following
>   AC_PATH_X
>   AC_LANG_PUSH(C)
>   AC_CHECK_LIB(Xmu, XmuLookupStandardColormap,,, -lXt -lX11)
>   AC_CHECK_LIB(X11, XCreateWindow)
>   AC_LANG_POP(C)
> 
> I get
> 
> checking for X... libraries /usr/X11/lib, headers
> checking for XmuLookupStandardColormap in -lXmu... no
> checking for XCreateWindow in -lX11... no
> 
> Shouldn't I get "... yes" for the last  2 items?
> 
> Note:  On some architectures (eg Linux-2.4) AC_PATH_X
> is sufficient for picking up -lX11, etc.  On others  (eg
> IRIX64-6.5) the AC_CHECK_LIB calls are necessary
> to pick up -lX11,  etc.   I find  this behaviour strange;
> any ideas as to what is going  on?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> - Ted

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