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Re: emacs X11 will not compile
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: emacs X11 will not compile |
Date: |
Sun, 06 Feb 2005 11:48:35 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
> I'm not a SuSE Linux expert: I think you've forgotten to install tons of
> development packages. I remember that at least some Linuxen have the
> proper' package plus one with the corresponding C header files, so one holds
> the binaries and libraries you need for your daily life, and the other
> package has those files you'll only need when you develop or compile
> software that uses functions from the aforementioned libraries.
That sounds like his problem indeed.
BTW, whoever bumps into those problems should complain to their distro that
the lack of -devel packages made their waste a lot of time. Much more time
than is justified by the few MBs saved.
Stefan