Missing "-lX11" in Makefile for test?

[ingmar-k]

Hello,

I just came across this little annoyance when trying to build the "test" utility on Debian Jessie.
I needed to add the linker option "-lX11" to the Makefile, or otherwise the test would not build. When added, it built without a problem.

Regards

Ingmar

[white-gecko]

Thank you for this hint it helped me after I got undefined reference to symbol 'XNextEvent'

[cemelmaci]

Thanks

[wayfarerbasta]

Thank you for that hint. Unfortunatly I have no idea how to add the "-lX11" linker Option to the Makefile. Can you please post the modified Makefile?

[ingmar-k]

You just open the "Makefile" in the "test" subfolder and add the "-lX11" string to the end of the following line:
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ test.c -lEGL -lGLESv2

That is it.

[wayfarerbasta]

Okay, I tried to modify the Makefile in the Main directory. Thank you for that hint. It worked.

[ingmar-k]

You are absolutely welcome. Great to hear that it worked.

[akaltar]

In 2017 this problem is still not addressed.

[EthanHaid]

This fixed undefined reference to symbol 'XNextEvent for me as well, 2019

[ValentiWorkLearning]

Issue is available still. 2020. Fix is valid to, just simply add -lX11.

[MLXProjects]

what is worse, this still being open after solving or that people like me still uses such old hardware 🤣