Thus spake Bob Underwood: > On Wednesday 12 December 2001 16:32, Stephen Gran wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am trying to compile a couple of screensavers, and they call for a > > file called vroot.h, apparently in /usr/X11R6/include/X11/. I looked > > at packages.debian.org for which package it comes in (I would have > > thought xlibs-dev) but oddly, there is no such file. Googling it I > > find that it "is the standard X root window <blah blah blah>" - Is it > > just called something else under Debian, in which case I can just > > change the name of the file that the source is looking for? Or is it > > just totally absent in our distro - seems unlikely, as many apps use > > the root window under X, and they all seem to know how to get to it. > > Perhaps I'm just missing something, but I'm hoping for help. > > Not a high priority, you understand, as it is _just_ a screensaver, > > but I am trying out the compiling from source thing with small, simple > > things so that I can get a feel for writing, and these little trip-ups > > can be a little frustrating. > > TIA and sorry for the ramble, > > Steve > > In testing and unstable, there's a file called kscreensaver_vroot.h in > kdelibs-dev. > > HTH > > Bob Thanks Bob, It doesn't seem like that's it, although I'm not sure. I have found versions of vroot.h online, but I am leary of putting something that may be geared towards a different distro/version whatever in this spot - not really sure what would happen. Just for completeness sake - Running Woody, i686 chip. X packages are 4.1.0-9 Dunno what else is needed, although I will be happy to give more info if needed. Thanks again, all, Steve -- You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now. -- Lauren Bacall
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