Re: [PyOpenGL-Users] Problem building PyOpenGL

[Rene L. <R.L...@gm...>]

root wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to use PyOpenGL for the first time and I am having trouble
> building it.  After I run 'python setup.py build', it compiles for a
> minute, and then exits with the error below.
> 
> This error does not make sense to me, because I have other applications
> running that use the GL library, and I have no problem with them.  I can
> compile and link them with no errors.
> 
> The error is:
> 
> gcc -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -s -march=pentium -ffast-math
> -fexpensive-optimizations -fPIC -DGLX_PLATFORM -I/usr/include
> -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/X11/include -Isrc/gle/src
> -I/usr/include/python1.5 -c src/interface/GL.ARB.matrix_palette.c -o
> build/temp.linux-i686-1.5/GL.ARB.matrix_palette.o
> gcc -shared build/temp.linux-i686-1.5/GL.ARB.matrix_palette.o -L/usr/lib
> -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/X11/lib -Lbuild/temp.linux-i686-1.5 -lGL -lX11
> -lXext -lGLU -linterface_util -lGLE -o
> build/lib.linux-i686-1.5/OpenGL/GL/ARB/matrix_palette.so
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGL
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
> 
> I'm running Mandrake Linux.  Any suggestions would be much appreciated!!
> 
>         -- Jake
You should check if there is a directory or link /usr/X11.
If not just create the link as in 

#ls -l /usr
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            5 Dez 17 14:20 X11 -> X11R6
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root          159 Dez 17 14:21 X11R6

Rene