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nutts4life

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Registered: 2008-01-07

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Problems compiling against xcomposite libraries

I know this is not a directly XFCE4 problem. But i can't understand where the issue is here.

I'm compiling a dock called cairo-dock to be used with XFCE.http://www.cairo-dock.org

Cario-dock can be used with fake transparency or using the WM's transparency (most commonly xcompmgr to compiz).
The guys at cairo-dock swear that cairo-dock runs fine using the XFCE transparency.

When i configure cairo-dock everything runs fine, i then make it and i get this error:

/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so /usr/lib/libxml2.so -lz -lm /usr/X11R7/lib/libXtst.so /usr/X11R7/lib/libXext.so /usr/X11R7/lib/libX11.so /usr/X11R7/lib/libXdmcp.so -ldl /usr/X11R7/lib/libXau.so -Wl,--rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib -Wl,--rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib
cairo_dock-cairo-dock-applications-manager.o: In function `_cairo_dock_fill_icon_buffer_with_thumbnail':
/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src/cairo-dock-applications-manager.c:722: undefined reference to `XCompositeNameWindowPixmap'
cairo_dock-cairo-dock-applications-manager.o: In function `cairo_dock_unstack_Xevents':
/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src/cairo-dock-applications-manager.c:933: undefined reference to `XCompositeNameWindowPixmap'
/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src/cairo-dock-applications-manager.c:1019: undefined reference to `XCompositeNameWindowPixmap'
cairo_dock-cairo-dock-application-factory.o: In function `cairo_dock_create_icon_from_xwindow':
/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src/cairo-dock-application-factory.c:453: undefined reference to `XCompositeNameWindowPixmap'
cairo_dock-cairo-dock-X-utilities.o: In function `cairo_dock_support_X_extension':
/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src/cairo-dock-X-utilities.c:612: undefined reference to `XCompositeQueryExtension'
/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src/cairo-dock-X-utilities.c:615: undefined reference to `XCompositeQueryVersion'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [cairo-dock] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/extras/cairo_libs/cairo-dock-1.6.1.2_SRC'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I have looked at the cairo-dock code and it is pointing to the correct directory for /usr/include/X11/extensions/xcomposite.h and all the methods i can't reference above, are declared in this file.

So I can't understand why this didn't work. So then i tried adding this to the end of my ./configure:

LDFLAGS=-L/usr/X11R7/lib LIBS=-lXcomposite 

I ran make and it's fine!!!!

BUT, although transparency is working fine with the WM, it does NOT work with cairo-dock when it is run.

I've tried so many forums (cairo-dock / puppy linux) and nobody can help. Does anybody know what could be wrong here?

I've looked at the /usr/lib/Xcomposite.pc and it's fine and all the headers are pointing to the correct headers.

My LD_LIBRARY PATH, I have:

/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/X11R7/lib:.......

Thanks very much.

n4l

eriefisher

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Registered: 2008-10-25

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Re: Problems compiling against xcomposite libraries

I have never had any luck getting cairo-dock to run, at least stable. The same goes wit AWN. I just use wbar, It's simple and does what I need it to do.

http://code.google.com/p/wbar/

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nutts4life

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Registered: 2008-01-07

Posts: 3

Re: Problems compiling against xcomposite libraries

If only wbar would do all that i need. I'm also a big fan. But i want the functionality of cairo-dock.

I've had alot of success with cairo-dock (except this)... so i'm not giving up that easily.

;D

n4l

blackbelt_jones

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Registered: 2008-12-12

Posts: 3

Re: Problems compiling against xcomposite libraries

If only wbar would do all that i need. I'm also a big fan. But i want the functionality of cairo-dock.

I've had alot of success with cairo-dock (except this)... so i'm not giving up that easily.

;D

n4l

I'm having the exact same problem since I switched to Vector Linux.  I'm used to Ubuntu, where cairo-dock is just an "sudo apt-get install" away, and it runs great, better than wbar, in my experience.  I keep breaking wbar when I try to configure it in fluxbox. 

  I found this thread (and this forum) by googling my error message.  Short term, I am giving up.  It looks like you know a whole lot more about compiling than I do, yet you are just as stumped as me.   One thing I really wanted was the weather applet, but I made up for that by using the widgets in opera.

But I will be monitoring this thread, so if you solve this, please consider sharing your solution.

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

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Re: Problems compiling against xcomposite libraries

One thing I really wanted was the weather applet, but I made up for that by using the widgets in opera.

It was this type of thing that made me try cairo-dock but I could not get any of the apps running stable.

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But it's all right, when you're all in pain and you feel the rain come down
It's alright, when you find your way, then you see it disappear
It's alright....
Chris Cornell