[Tfug] Installing SciLab on Debian Sarge

[Christopher Robbins]

On 1/5/07, Charles R. Kiss <charles at kissbrothers.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had luck installing scilab?
>
> I had trouble finding the tcl.h; even though I installed tcl8.4, 8.5, I
> did a *find / -name tcl.h*...  so I compiled *--without-tcl*; and now I
> get this:
>
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/etc/scilab-4.0/pvm3'
> linking
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/libXaw3d.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/libXmu.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/interf.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/graphics.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/os_specific.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/xsci.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/graphics.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/menusX.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/libXaw3d.a: No such file or directory
> cc: /etc/scilab-4.0/libs/libXmu.a: No such file or directory
> make: *** [bin/scilex] Error 1
>
> Any hints, thanks.


Sounds like some xorg/x11 libs are missing...Try xorg-x11-libXmu


By the way, the cherry blossoms are already blooming here in DC.


Who keeps screwing with the damned weather?  It's supposed to be in the 70's
again for the early part of
next week in Tucson.  Weather across the country has gone nutty.

Hope this helps,

-Chris

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Chris Robbins
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Department of English - University of Arizona
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