Re: XForms: Newbie question

vsexton (vsexton@sirinet.net)
Tue, 04 May 1999 22:10:13 -0500

# To subscribers of the xforms list from vsexton <vsexton@sirinet.net> :

Doh! I left off the parts about also including those 'other' libraries, such as
X11, as well as INCLUDE stuff. Note that Steve focused on the Makefile side, where
I focused on getting a single file program compiled. So between us, I hope you get
the picture, and it isn't too smeared. Steve did a much better job. That's what I
get for rattling it off in a hurry! Basically, keep in mind that the only trick
here is to make sure you tell the compiler/linker where to find the XForms
libraries and include files. That is where the -L and -I options come in. Good
luck!

Steve Lamont wrote:

> # To subscribers of the xforms list from spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont) :
>
> > Is it possible to keep them in my personal directory (the one
> > which contains my C files) and compile the whole thing there.
>
> Yes. No problem.
>
> > If yes, could you please tell me *exactly* how I should compile
> > (parameters of cc) those C files, or tell me the content of
> > my makefile.
>
> I suggest that you create `bin', `man', `lib' and `include'
> directories at the top level of your home directory so that you can
> reference them with
>
> $HOME/bin, $HOME/man, $HOME/lib, and $HOME/include
>
> respectively -- there's no particular requirement to do so but it
> is neater that way. Note: you'll need to create $HOME/man/man1 and
> $HOME/man/man3 subdirectories, as well.
>
> Then edit `mkconfig.h' appropriately. For example, change
>
> [...]
>
> # where the library and executables should be installed
>
> LIB_TOPDIR=/usr
> BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin
>
> [...]
>
> to
>
> [...]
>
> # where the library and executables should be installed
>
> LIB_TOPDIR=$(HOME)
> BIN_DIR=$(HOME)/bin
>
> [...]
>
> Note the parentheses around HOME -- this makes `make' happy.
>
> Now install the package with
>
> make install
>
> You should now have the binaries, the library, the includes, and the
> manual pages installed.
>
> To compile an object module, you'll want to do
>
> cc -c whatever.c -I$(HOME)/include ... other options ...
>
> and to link do
>
> cc -o whatever whatever.o ... -L$(HOME)/lib -lforms -lX11 ...
>
> That should do it.
>
> If you use dynamically loaded libraries (the .so libraries), you will
> most likely need to also set an environment variable
>
> setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $HOME/lib
>
> at run time. You should refer to the shared object loader manual
> page, usually
>
> man ld.so
>
> for information.
>
> To read the manual pages with `man' you will want to set an
> environment variable, also:
>
> setenv MANPATH $HOME/man
>
> Otherwise, `man' won't be able to find the manual pages.
>
> Bear in mind that I'm doing this off the top of my head and one or
> another of these steps may need a bit of refinement or correction,
> especially if you're on a different system than a Sun or SGI, since
> these are the ones with which I have the most experience. The best
> advise I can give is read the manual pages for `make', `cc' (or `gcc'
> if that's what you're using), `man', and `ld.so'.
>
> spl
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