Re: Problems with compiling GNUstep

[Adam Fedor]

"Philippe C.D. Robert" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> after a long time using a more or less stable GNUstep installation I decided 
> to install LaunchPad 1.0.1 plus gnustep-gui/xgps 0.6.8. I removed the 
> complete GNUstep installation and did it as explained in the various INSTALL 
> files. But somehow I could not compile the Tools within xgps:
> 
> shared_obj/ix86/linux-gnu/gnu-gnu-gnu/font_cacher.o: In function `main':
> shared_obj/ix86/linux-gnu/gnu-gnu-gnu/font_cacher.o(.text+0x7d9): undefined 
> reference to `XDisplayName'
> shared_obj/ix86/linux-gnu/gnu-gnu-gnu/font_cacher.o(.text+0x7f1): undefined 
> reference to `XOpenDisplay'
> shared_obj/ix86/linux-gnu/gnu-gnu-gnu/font_cacher.o(.text+0xc05): undefined 
> reference to `XFreeFontNames'
> shared_obj/ix86/linux-gnu/gnu-gnu-gnu/font_cacher.o(.text+0xc25): undefined 
> reference to `XListFonts'
> <snip>

I think I see. LaunchPad 1.0.1 is incompatible with gui/xgps 6.8.0,
you'll either need to revert to 1.0.0 or make one tiny change in xgps.
Edit the xgps.make/xgps.make.in file and remove the ifeq/endif
($(GUI_BACKEND_LIB),xgps) clause

A new release of gui/xgps should be coming soon.

> 
> PS: I really liked the gnustep-core package, where I could do *one* 
> ./configure;make;make install cycle to do everything!
> --
 But it was really hard to maintain.