problem of libX11-devel

[Landraille]

Hi

I am on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client release 5.5 for 64-bit x86_64 and I try to install xmgrace.
During the ./configure command, I have this message :
checking for X... no

After research, this message is due to the fact I have not installed libX11-devel. So, I try with yum but no libX11-devel...

However I find it on the rhn (libX11-devel-1.0.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpm). I download and install it. Now I have problems of dependencies, I need :
- libX11 = 1.0.3-9.el5
- libXdmcp-devel
- xorg-x11-proto-devel >= 7.1-2

xorg-x11-proto-devel can't be found with yum, I download it by the rhn and install it and again, problems of dependencies, I need mesa-libGL-devel.

mesa-libGL-devel is not available by yum. I download it by rhn and install it and a new problem of dependecies, I need libX11-devel!!

So I'm disappointed, for install libX11-devel, I have to settle the dependencies which need libX11-devel...

My questions are :
- Is it normal that the devel packages mentionned above can't be found with yum?
- How I can install libX11-devel?


Thanks

[ved]

your system is licensed or not ? you can configure the dag repo it helpful and then yum
read link DAG: Frequently Asked Questions

[Landraille]

Hi

My system is licensed. I have configured DAG RPM but no libX11-devel, mesa-libGL-devel... available.

[ved]

what problem show yum how you use read how to install software
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...are-linux.html

[Rubberman]

Actually, the libX11-devel packages (i386 and x86_64) are in the base repository. You should be able to simply (as root) do this: yum install libX11-devel
and get both. Remember, the 'X' is Capitalized...

[Landraille]

I think it's not a problem of how I use yum. Indeed, I have the same problem for gnuplot. I have installed it by yum (showing no error during hte installation) and when I start gnuplot and I try to plot a function, no X window appears.
If I download the gnuplot tar.gz, I have this message during the ./configure :
X Window System terminal: no (requires X libraries)

So for me, the problem comes from libX11-devel no?

[Landraille]

I have already tried it:
yum install libX11-devel
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
Setting up Install Process
No package libX11-devel available.
Nothing to do

When I do yum list | grep libX11, I have only :
libX11.i386 1.0.3-11.el5 installed
libX11.x86_64 1.0.3-11.el5 installed

and not libX11-devel...

[Rubberman]

I have already tried it:
yum install libX11-devel
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
Setting up Install Process
No package libX11-devel available.
Nothing to do

When I do yum list | grep libX11, I have only :
libX11.i386 1.0.3-11.el5 installed
libX11.x86_64 1.0.3-11.el5 installed

and not libX11-devel...

Well, I'm not sure why it isn't there. I use CentOS and its repositories (plus others), so that may be the reason. Perhaps RHEL has a development repository that is separate from 'base' which you need to install? Since you are a subscribed RHEL user, contact them for help with this. After all, you are paying for the privilege!

[tx28longhorn]

Go to redhat.com | The World's Open Source Leader and click at the top on Red Hat Network. Log in and list your systems. Click on the system that you are having an issue with and enable the repos. Had a similar issue with dos2unix.
Happy linuxing!