#1 How to compile latest CVS? got errors w WX2.6, 2.8

[Charles Evans]

What libs do I need to build?
I tried building from CVS with WX2.6, got lots of undefined functions in many files.
Updated to WX2.8.7, now no undefined functions until:

settings.cpp:229: error: conversion from 'const char*' to 'const wxString' is ambiguous
/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:692: note: candidates are: wxString::wxString(wxChar, size_t) <near match>
/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:682: note: wxString::wxString(int) <near match>
this same error very often.
settings.cpp:412: error: no matching function for call to 'CUtil::getExeName(const wxChar*)'
util.h:162: note: candidates are: static std::string CUtil::getExeName(const std::string&)

I am running debian Linux.
Thanks