[ncl-install] install ncl_ncarg-5.2.1.Linux_i686_nodap_gcc432.tar.gz

[P.K. Yeung]

>From my experience, this problem can be fixed by installing
(as root) developer versions of X11 and Xext.
For my own system it would be

libX11-devel.i386 : X.Org X11 libX11 development package
libXext-devel.i386 : X.Org X11 libXext development package


 		P.K Yeung

On Tue, 17 May 2011, Daniel Packman wrote:

> 
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> The compile and link failed.
> 
> It could be that you just have to install the Xext library.
> The process depends on what kind of OS you have installed.
> If you have an rpm based unix such as CentOS or Redhat,
> then you need to install something that would look like
> 
> xorg-x11-libXext
> 
> This might be installable by the single command
> 
> yum install xorg-x11-libXext
> 
> but again, the procedure differs for different operating systems.
> The results of "uname -a" might give some clues.
> 
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