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b4nds

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Xfce 4.20pre1

Hello.
I've tried downloading the Xfce version 4.20pre1 and I have come across some problems. For context, I got the download from this link:

https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_11.html

I downloaded the version on my Linux system and started configurating it until I ran into configuration problems.

CC xfdesktop-xfdesktop-trash-proxy.o
CCLD xfdesktop
/usr/bin/ld: xfdesktop-main.o: in function main': /src/xfce-build/build-xfdesktop/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src/main.c:58: undefined reference toxfdesktop_monitor_chooser_ui_register_resource'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [Makefile:759: xfdesktop] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/src/xfce-build/build-xfdesktop/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:674: all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/src/xfce-build/build-xfdesktop/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:604: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/src/xfce-build/build-xfdesktop/xfdesktop-4.19.6'
make: *** [Makefile:515: all] Error 2

This is one example I ran in to.

Is there any other version I can use or is there any other option to test the 4.20 version ?

ToZ

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Re: Xfce 4.20pre1

Hello and welcome.

See: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/-/issues/318.

What configure parameters are you using?

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b4nds

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Re: Xfce 4.20pre1

Hello and welcome.

See: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/-/issues/318.

What configure parameters are you using?

Im not using my own parameters, if im even using any. I've downloaded it from the blog post and started configurating it with the configurations they gave.

ToZ

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Re: Xfce 4.20pre1

What distro are you building on?

Here are the build instructions - have a quick read. Also note that for 4.20pre1, you need to build libxfce4windowing first - so slot that one in (xfdesktop also requires it - which might be the cause of your error message).

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b4nds

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Re: Xfce 4.20pre1

What distro are you building on?

Here are the build instructions - have a quick read. Also note that for 4.20pre1, you need to build libxfce4windowing first - so slot that one in (xfdesktop also requires it - which might be the cause of your error message).

im building on ubuntu server

I have followed the installation guide and libxfce4windowing is built but I still get an error building xfdesktop

Logs:
make[3]: Entering directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/settings'
  CC       xfdesktop_settings-main.o
  CC       xfdesktop_settings-xfdesktop-settings-ui.o
  CCLD     xfdesktop-settings
make[3]: Leaving directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/settings'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/settings'
Making all in src
make[2]: Entering directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src'
  GEN      xfdesktop-file-manager-fdo-proxy.c
  GEN      xfdesktop-file-manager-proxy.c
  GEN      xfdesktop-thunar-proxy.c
  GEN      xfdesktop-trash-proxy.c
make  all-am
make[3]: Entering directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src'
  CC       xfdesktop-xfdesktop-backdrop-manager.o
  CC       xfdesktop-xfdesktop-icon-view.o
  CC       xfdesktop-xfdesktop-file-manager-fdo-proxy.o
  CC       xfdesktop-xfdesktop-file-manager-proxy.o
  CC       xfdesktop-xfdesktop-thunar-proxy.o
  CC       xfdesktop-xfdesktop-trash-proxy.o
  CCLD     xfdesktop
/usr/bin/ld: xfdesktop-main.o: in function `main':
/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src/main.c:58: undefined reference to `xfdesktop_monitor_chooser_ui_register_resource'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [Makefile:759: xfdesktop] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:674: all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6/src'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:604: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/xfce/src/xfdesktop-4.19.6'
make: *** [Makefile:515: all] Error 2

Last edited by b4nds (Yesterday 09:01:07)

ToZ

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Re: Xfce 4.20pre1

Can you provide the complete instructions on how you are building? Once you get the file, what configure/make or meson commands are you running?

Also, which version of Ubuntu?

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b4nds

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Re: Xfce 4.20pre1

Can you provide the complete instructions on how you are building? Once you get the file, what configure/make or meson commands are you running?

Also, which version of Ubuntu?

I'm using ./configure --prefix=${PREFIX} && make && make install
The version is Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

I went by the instructions and built/downloaded all the dependencies needed step by step

ToZ

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Re: Xfce 4.20pre1

Probably best to create a bug report here.

Edit: Looking some more into it... I think the issue is a missing package - libdisplay-info-dev. It is required when building libxfce4windowing and does not exist in the 22.04 repos - it does in the 24.04 repos and the build works fine there.

Last edited by ToZ (Today 03:05:12)

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