kmess installation error....please help

[ShrimpLee]

when trying to ./configure kmess-0.9.8, this error comes up at the end.
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checking for shl_unload in -ldld... no
checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X includes. Please check your installation and add the correct paths!
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What's wrong and how do i fix it? Kmess worked on redhat 7.3......
thanks in advance.

[mdwatts]

Check for /usr/X11R6/include or it could be /usr/X11R6/include/X11.

You should be able to specify the X include directory. Something like

./configure --with-Xincludes=/usr/X11R6/include

Check the help for .configure and the install text file for the correct syntax.

./configure --help

[Bizza]

Hi there,

Basically configure can't find your X libraries/includes, they will definately be somewhere but the script can't find them. You can either add the location of these to the command

for example

./configure --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include/ --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib

or you may be able to simply add them to the path

Hope this helps