#26927: osx10.6 xsnow @1.42 (x11) ld: library not found for -lXext -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Reporter: apple@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.9.1 Keywords: xsnow | Port: xsnow @1.42 (x11) -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Darwin me.mymachine 10.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 10.4.0: Fri Apr 23 18:28:53 PDT 2010; root:xnu-1504.7.4~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 Xcode 3.2.4 Component versions: DevToolsCore-1705.0; DevToolsSupport-1591.0 BuildVersion: 10M2309 install xsnow from mac ports fails, as follows: {{{ ---> Computing dependencies for xsnow ---> Building xsnow Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command failed Log for xsnow is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_xsnow/main.log Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets> }}} the log (supported by an attempt to manually make) reveals the error in finding the library: {{{ rm -f xsnow /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -o xsnow -Os -Wall -Wpointer-arith -no-cpp-precomp -L/opt/local/lib xsnow.o toon_root.o -lXext -lX11 -lm -lXpm ld: library not found for -lXext collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [xsnow] Error 1 }}} -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/26927> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS