[Axiom-developer] Building axiom on debian etch failed

[Ralf Hemmecke]

Hello Tim,

I tried to compile axiom SVN trunk -r 884 on a debian etch system.

The end of my compilation goes ...

6 making /home/hemmecke/software/axiom/obj/linux/graph/viewman/sselect.o 
from /home/hemmecke/software/axiom/int/graph/viewman/sselect.c
1 linking /home/hemmecke/software/axiom/mnt/linux/lib/viewman
gcc: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.a: No such file or directory
make[4]: *** [/home/hemmecke/software/axiom/mnt/linux/lib/viewman] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/hemmecke/software/axiom/src/graph/viewman'
make[3]: *** [viewmandir] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/hemmecke/software/axiom/src/graph'
make[2]: *** [graphdir] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/hemmecke/software/axiom/src'
make[1]: *** [srcdir] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/hemmecke/software/axiom'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Unfortunately, "make" doesn't find

woodpecker:/usr/lib>ll libXpm*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 86648 2006-08-30 23:15 libXpm.a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    16 2008-01-19 12:43 libXpm.so -> libXpm.so.4.11.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    16 2008-01-14 12:38 libXpm.so.4 -> 
libXpm.so.4.11.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60956 2006-08-30 23:15 libXpm.so.4.11.0

Wouldn't it be better if "configure" can figure out that automatically?

What should I do here? I know that has been discussed before, but I 
wonder why Axiom still asks a user to manually adapt the building process.

(disappointed)
Ralf