Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:51:24 +0100 From: Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz@wanadoo.es> To: gbentley@uk2.net, freebsd-questions-en <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Compiling XFE Message-ID: <422C5C5C.7040005@wanadoo.es> In-Reply-To: <4229FC1B.8060403@uk2.net> References: <4229FC1B.8060403@uk2.net>
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Graham Bentley wrote: > Hello All, > > I admit, I am a lazy admin and like clicking with a mouse > whilst talking on the phone, drinking tea and eating toast. > I got used to XFE from using Linux and have enjoyed it in > FreeBSD - until I installed it under 5.3 I am also an XFE fan, I love the command line also, but XFE is very useful for browsing the directories and making massive copying of files. > > Now it core dumps for no reason whatsoever. At any time. > > My installation was package originally so I updated ports > and compiled XFE - but no difference - it still bombs out. I have just updated the ports collection and tried to compile XFE but is is marked as broken: #make install clean xfe-0.72_1 is marked as broken: Does not build with current fox-devel version. Update your ports collection and you will get the same error as mine. (Before updating the ports collection I had the same error as yours) I think is is a matter of waiting for them to fix it. I have tried to fix the makefile but I am not an expert and I abandoned. Ramiro. > > So I figure I would like to try compiling from the latest > source from the XFE site on sourceforge. The forum explicitly > says you need Fox 1.2 and wont work with anythig else > (I had 1.4 so I de-installed and DL / made version 1.2 > - which BTW comes with quite a useable and stable > FM called PathFinder as well as a competent editor) > > So with my Fox 1.2 installation made installed I came to > make XFE which now reports ; > > checking for fxfindfox in -lFOX-1.2 ... no ! > configure error: "libFOX not found" > > I googled on this and found some stuff relating to the > wrong version of the Fox libraries and also some people > who have the same problem as me but the bottom drops > off those threads with no answers :( > > Can anyone point me in the right direction ? > > Thanks! >
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