How to compile linux apps?

[Michael C. Shultz]

On Saturday 05 February 2005 10:00 pm, Brian John wrote:
> Hello, I'm trying to compile the 'allin1' dockapp for fluxbox.  When
> I type 'make', I get the following errors:
> n# make
> gcc -ggdb -Wall -O2 -c allin1.c
> allin1.c:32:22: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory
> In file included from allin1.c:34:
> dockhelper.h:86: error: syntax error before '*' token
> dockhelper.h:89: error: syntax error before "p"
> dockhelper.h:92: error: syntax error before '*' token
> dockhelper.h:95: error: syntax error before "src"
> dockhelper.h:98: error: syntax error before '*' token
> dockhelper.h:98: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of
> `dh_display'
> dockhelper.h:98: warning: data definition has no type or storage
> class In file included from allin1.c:37:
> cpu.h:54: error: syntax error before "Pixmap"
> allin1.c: In function `main':
> allin1.c:174: error: syntax error before "event"
> allin1.c:414: warning: implicit declaration of function `XPending'
> allin1.c:415: warning: implicit declaration of function `XNextEvent'
> allin1.c:415: error: `event' undeclared (first use in this function)
> allin1.c:415: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only
> once allin1.c:415: error: for each function it appears in.)
> allin1.c:417: error: `Expose' undeclared (first use in this function)
> allin1.c:418: warning: implicit declaration of function
> `XCheckTypedEvent' allin1.c:421: error: `DestroyNotify' undeclared
> (first use in this function) allin1.c:422: warning: implicit
> declaration of function `XCloseDisplay' *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/home/brian/allin1-0.5.0/src.
>
>
> Any clue how I can compile this?
>
> Thanks
>
> /Brian

I'm assuming this is not a port. Try
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
then make

-Mike

CORRECTION
./configure --prefix=/usr/X11R6