[solved] libXi.so.* in searchpath in FPC.cfg, but not found

[entuxiast]

hello everybody!

(I'am fairly new here ...)

when compiling I get this error:
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXi

by reading the FAQ I know, there must be a RPM missed.
but which RPM do i have to install to solve the problem?

could anybody help?
thanks for beeing nice!

(openSUSE11, KDE3.59)

[entuxiast]

hello again!

can really no one tell me, what this "Xi"-thing is?
can you find /usr/bin/Xi in your system?

so please, help me getting the "Xi"...

thanx verry much!
reinhard.

[Legolas]

Found on Google: install the xdevel package

[entuxiast]

thanks for replying, Legolas!

Found on Google: install the xdevel package

this was my first search too, xdevel is already installed.

excuse me: but my first question wasn't good enough.
now i can do ist better:

- xdevel is already installed
- /usr/lib contains "libXi.so.6.0.0" and "libXi.so.6"
- /etc/fpc.cfg includes the following paths:

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# searchpath for libraries
-Fl/usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3
#/pp/lib
-Fl/lib;/usr/lib


the better question is:
=> what do i have to do, to make libXi visible for FPC/Lazarus?
(rights for "libXi.so.6.0.0" and "libXi.so.6" are 755)

any idea?

[Legolas]

Maybe I'm wrong, but as far as I know, in fpc.cfg you should put a single path on a single line. Try this, maybe it works:

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# searchpath for libraries
-Fl/usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3
#/pp/lib
-Fl/lib
-Fl/usr/lib


[entuxiast]

hello again!

done as described, saved and lazarus restarted.
but won't work:

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Hint: Start of reading config file /etc/fpc.cfg
Hint: End of reading config file /etc/fpc.cfg
Warning: You are using the obsolete switch -OG
Free Pascal Compiler version 2.2.0 [2007/08/31] for i386
Copyright (c) 1993-2007 by Florian Klaempfl
Target OS: Linux for i386
Compiling /tmp/project1.lpr
Compiling unit1.pas
Linking /tmp/project1
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXi
project1.lpr(17,1) Error: Error while linking
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXi
project1.lpr(17,1) Error: Error while linking
project1.lpr(17,1) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module, stopping

any further ideas?

greetz: enTUXiast

[Legolas]

Uhm... let see... You said

- /usr/lib contains "libXi.so.6.0.0" and "libXi.so.6"

Maybe you would need to make in /usr/lib a "libXi.so" soft link to "libXi.so.6", or you could try to remove -lXi from the command line and add

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{$linklib libXi.so.6}

somewhere in your code.

Well,  I'm really groping in the dark... I hope someone other can help here

[entuxiast]

Hello once more!

the problem was fixed by creating the following softlinks:

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EnTUXiast://usr/lib # ln -s libXi.so.6 libXi.so
EnTUXiast://usr/lib # ln -s libXext.so.6 libXext.so


Thanks a lot, Legoas!
You are my hero of the month