Re: [Mesa3d-users] /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext

[Brian P. <br...@tu...>]

ktt wrote:
> yes. I've tryed
> 
> kdebian:# locate libXext.so
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4
> 
> and included
> 
> --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib/
> 
> with ./configure, but the result is the
> same.
> I have XFree86 4.01 on potato.
> Maybe it is possible to switch Xext off?

No.  Mesa needs a few functions from that library.

I don't know what would cause this problem.

I'd suggest trying the old-style Makefiles:

	cd Mesa-4.0.3
	cp Makefile.X11 Makefile
	make clean
	make linux-x86           (or whatever config)


-Brian