How to compile linux apps?

[Michael C. Shultz]

On Saturday 05 February 2005 10:24 pm, Brian John wrote:
> Michael C. Shultz wrote:
> >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
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> When I type that I get:
> # ./configure --prefix=/usr/X11R6
> su: ./configure: No such file or directory
>
> Any more ideas?

try
gcc -ggdb -Wall -O2 -c allin1.c -I /usr/X11R6/include

of coarse the next error you are going to get is the libraries can't be 
found

-Mike