[mythtv] Compile/Link error on Redhat 7.3..

[Cliff Draper]

Last I recall, -lXext means to do a static linking of libXext.a.  I
have that located at /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.a (Debian Woody).

-Cliff

From: "Kevin J. Slater" <kslater at pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:54:36 -0500
> 
> I'm getting the following error when trying to complete the 'make' step:
> 
> cd libmyth && make -f Makefile
> make[2]: Entering directory `/root/myth/mythtv-0.7/libs/libmyth'
> rm -f libmyth-0.7.so.0.7.0 libmyth-0.7.so libmyth-0.7.so.0 
> libmyth-0.7.so.0.7
> g++ -shared -Wl,-soname,libmyth-0.7.so.0 -o libmyth-0.7.so.0.7.0 dialogbox.o
> guidegrid.o infodialog.o infostructs.o lcddevice.o programinfo.o settings.o
> themedmenu.o mythcontext.o moc_dialogbox.o moc_guidegrid.o moc_infodialog.o
> moc_lcddevice.o moc_themedmenu.o   -L/usr/lib/qt3-gcc2.96/lib 
> -L/usr/X11R6/lib
> -lqt-mt -lpthread -lXext -lX11 -lm
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[2]: *** [libmyth-0.7.so.0.7.0] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/myth/mythtv-0.7/libs/libmyth'
> make[1]: *** [sub-libmyth] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/myth/mythtv-0.7/libs'
> make: *** [sub-libs] Error 2
> 
> I need some help. If I 'locate' Xext, it finds 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (soft
> link) and /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4. /etc/ld.so.conf shows 
> /usr/X11R6/lib as
> a path. Help. I don't want my wife and kids to think I'm not that much of
> geek after all..
> 
> ...Kevin
> 
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