Re: build problems with wxGTK 3.0

[Allin C. <cot...@wf...>]

On Thu, 19 Jun 2014, Ethan A Merritt wrote:

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> Yes, gtk and/or wxWidgets should declare what support libraries are
> required.  That is what `wx-config --libs`   is supposed to do.
> But it doesn't.
>
> I really am at a loss.  I don't see how gnuplot can determine whether
> or not wxWidgets requires X11 if it doesn't tell us.

IMO you're quite right. The breakage is in wxWidgets.

People who are packaging gnuplot for distros will work around this, 
such that end-users don't have to know. People who are building 
gnuplot for themselves and are missing the X11 link will just have 
to be savvy enough to add it themselves. It won't be the first or 
last time that such breakage has occurred in the free software 
world.

Allin Cottrell