I had this problem as well (with 2.1.7)
The problem was actually that the configure fails if you do not have a C++
compiler. If you use:
./configure --without-cxx
it should work OK, although I actually installed gcc with the
C++ options and it all worked OK then....
best wishes
Mike
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On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 larry.gensch_at_digital.com wrote:
> On 23 Feb, Noel Yap wrote:
>
> > I see that fvwm still needs a C++ compiler to build.
>
> Not at all. A C++ compiler is needed to build one or two of the
> OPTIONAL modules. If no C++ compiler is found, those modules will not
> be built.
>
> > For
> > example, I, personally, am forced to stick with fvwm-1.24r simply 'cos I
> > am not able to build fvwm-2.2.
>
> Have you actually tried to compile Fvwm 2.2? If it failed, what error
> message was generated? This would be considered a show stopping bug.
>
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>
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>
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