Compiling DWMBlocks

[cds60601]

I'm hoping this sub-board is appropriate for this question.
I'm having errors when doing a make for dwmblocks and I'm hoping this might find its way to a DWM user.

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chris@mars:~/dwmblocks$ make
cp blocks.def.h blocks.h
cc `pkg-config --cflags x11 --libs x11` dwmblocks.c -o dwmblocks
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/cc2DtK0H.o: in function `setroot':
dwmblocks.c:(.text+0x3d7): undefined reference to `XStoreName'
/usr/bin/ld: dwmblocks.c:(.text+0x3e6): undefined reference to `XFlush'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/cc2DtK0H.o: in function `setupX':
dwmblocks.c:(.text+0x3f9): undefined reference to `XOpenDisplay'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/cc2DtK0H.o: in function `main':
dwmblocks.c:(.text+0x6b9): undefined reference to `XCloseDisplay'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [Makefile:5: output] Error 1

I appear to have all the bits in place since I don't have an issue compiling dwm.
Any help would be nice please.

[stevepusser]

It seems to be a compiler error. What compiler and version are you using?

[LE_746F6D617A7A69]

All the functions which have produced linker errors are provided by the Xlib, what means that:
a) there's a problem with pkg-config: execute the following cmd in the terminal:

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$>pkg-config --cflags x11 --libs x11

It should output a string containing "-lX11" (without quotes) - if not, You may try to change the makefile's output rule:

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output: dwmblocks.c blocks.def.h blocks.h
   ${CC} -lX11 dwmblocks.c -o dwmblocks

b) there's a problem with Xlib installation, check the output of:

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sudo ldconfig -v | grep X11 #update the caches and show the version of libX11 currently used by the linker.
sudo find / -name libX11.so* #find the location of the libX11

The location of X11 can be used to instruct the compiler and the linker where to search for the libs, f.e. -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/

[Head_on_a_Stick]

https://github.com/torrinfail/dwmblocks/issues/24?

[LE_746F6D617A7A69]

^ This

It means that the problem is with pkgconfig metadata in Sid/Ubuntu and *not* with the project -> it should be reported as a bug in Sid. (I'm assuming that it's Sid, judging by the cds60601's signature)

But anyway it's really strange - Xlib is one of the most fundamental libs - it's unbelievable that than someone have managed to break it ...

[cds60601]

Here ya go fellas - sorry for the late responce...

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chris@mars:~$ pkg-config --cflags x11 --libs x11
-lX11
chris@mars:~$ sudo ldconfig -v | grep X11 #update the caches and show the version of libX11 currently used by the linker.
[sudo] password for chris:
ldconfig: Can't stat /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu: No such file or directory
ldconfig: Path `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once
ldconfig: Path `/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once
ldconfig: Path `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once
ldconfig: Path `/usr/lib' given more than once
   libQt5X11Extras.so.5 -> libQt5X11Extras.so.5.14.2
   libX11.so.6 -> libX11.so.6.3.0
ldconfig: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.31.so is the dynamic linker, ignoring

   libX11-xcb.so.1 -> libX11-xcb.so.1.0.0
chris@mars:~$ sudo find / -name libX11.so* #find the location of the libX11
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6.3.0
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6
chris@mars:~$

[LE_746F6D617A7A69]

What happens if You replace the "pkg-config --cflags x11 --libs x11" with just "-lX11" in the makefile? (no quotes ofc.)

Can You check the pkg-config metadata?

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cat /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/x11.pc

[Head_on_a_Stick]

And perhaps also try Clang instead of GCC:

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CC=clang make

[LE_746F6D617A7A69]

That's interesting, because this is *NOT* a compiler error - it's the linker which is failing...

I was wrong - the problem is with the project, namely with the makefile - incorrect syntax for gcc: (but it would work in older versions)
Replace the "output" rule in the makefile with the following snippet:

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output: dwmblocks.c blocks.def.h blocks.h
   ${CC} -c dwmblocks.c -o dwmblocks.o
   ${CC} -o dwmblocks dwmblocks.o `pkg-config --cflags x11 --libs x11`

This will work with both gcc and clang.

The trick is that the order of arguments for GCC determines which options are passed to the linker (ld)

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