"cannot find -lXext"
lazarus / 1-Linux

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DaveWilliams · 2007-01-15 11:10

I have Lazarus 0.9.20 and fpc 2.0.4.0 installed on an FC5 system.
 Installation went fine, but I've been chasing linker errors.  I used
the search function and found the correct libraries needed for each
problem, but now I've run into a new one. (?)

 The message window is now telling me:

    "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext"

  What do I need to do now?

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eric · 2007-01-15 13:53

You need to install the development package with libXext in it. On
this Suse system the package is called xorg-x11-libXext-devel

Eric

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DaveWilliams · 2007-01-16 11:04

Yes!  That did it!  I have now successfully compiled a form with a
button that says "Hello World" when I click on it.

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eric · 2007-01-16 19:09

Your first useful Lazarus program!

Eric