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The_Dan_Metheny_Show

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Registered: 2025-07-26

Posts: 3

Trying to install emwm

Hello I am slightly new again make doesnt like the package and I dont understand the error messages or how to correct it I know all the right dependencies are installed heres what I get when I type make.

ake[1]: Entering directory '/home/dan/Downloads/emwm-src-1.3/src'
cc -O2 -Wall -I/usr/local/include  -DUNMAP_ON_RESTART -DNO_OL_COMPAT -DNO_MESSAGE_CATALOG -DRCDIR='"/etc/X11"'   -c -o WmCDInfo.o WmCDInfo.c
In file included from WmCDInfo.c:28:
WmGlobal.h:41:10: fatal error: Xm/MwmUtil.h: No such file or directory
   41 | #include <Xm/MwmUtil.h>
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[1]: *** [<builtin>: WmCDInfo.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/dan/Downloads/emwm-src-1.3/src'
make: *** [Makefile:2: all] Error 2

Thanks for taking the time to read this post.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 14,840

Re: Trying to install emwm

Are you trying to build https://fastestcode.org/emwm.html ?

Although configure/make/install is technically possible on archlinux using pacman/makepkg is the best appraoch by far.
There doesn't appear to be an emwm package for arch yet, so you'll have to create one if you go that route.

Read https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_build_system to get an idea how things work.

This topic will be moved but atm there are some candidates :
If you want help to get a package started, Creating & Modifying Packages seems appropriate.

Should you prefer the manual installation, Programming & Scripting is probably better.

Which method do you want to try ?

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The_Dan_Metheny_Show

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Registered: 2025-07-26

Posts: 3

Re: Trying to install emwm

Thanks I read up on that I wasn't

tekstryder

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Registered: 2013-02-14

Posts: 504

Re: Trying to install emwm

If you want help to get a package started, Creating & Modifying Packages seems appropriate.
Should you prefer the manual installation, Programming & Scripting is probably better.
Which method do you want to try ?

I enjoy this Choose Your Own Adventure style moderation.