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From: covici@××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] freeglut fails to compile because X11/extensions/XInput.h not found
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:03:04
Message-Id: 10412.1261101711@ccs.covici.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] freeglut fails to compile because X11/extensions/XInput.h not found by Alan McKinnon
1 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > On Thursday 17 December 2009 19:30:32 covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
4 > > Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
5 > > > On Thursday 17 December 2009 14:09:37 covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
6 > > > > Hi. This happened on my latest update -- looks like the package which
7 > > > > used to contain this file no longer does -- any ideas on how to
8 > > > > proceed?
9 > > > >
10 > > > > Thanks.
11 > > >
12 > > > nazgul ~ # locate XInput.h
13 > > > /usr/include/X11/extensions/XInput.h
14 > > > nazgul ~ # equery belongs `locate XInput.h`
15 > > > * Searching for /usr/include/X11/extensions/XInput.h ...
16 > > > x11-libs/libXi-1.3 (/usr/include/X11/extensions/XInput.h)
17 > >
18 > > However the newer version of this package has eliminated this file --
19 > > this is my whole problem. Now I re emerged the package which had an
20 > > update and how its here. I guess portage did things in the wrong order
21 > > or something.
22 > >
23 > > Thanks.
24 > >
25 >
26 > Hmm. Odd. Apparently, you are suffering from one or more of the following:
27 >
28 > solar flares
29 > cosmic rays
30 > a quantum level event
31 > leprechauns
32 > tooth fairies
33 > jubbjubb monsters
34 >
35 >
36 > {well, it's as good as any other explanation :-) }
37
38 Yep, very strange, however this update went OK, except for that, so I'll
39 knock on my metal desk -- sorry no wood available -- to make sure
40 nothing goes wrong.
41
42
43 --
44 Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is:
45 How do
46 you spend it?
47
48 John Covici
49 covici@××××××××××.com