Re: [gentoo-user] freeglut fails to compile because X11/extensions/XInput.h not found

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On Thursday 17 December 2009 19:30:32 covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 17 December 2009 14:09:37 covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > > Hi.  This happened on my latest update -- looks like the package which
> > > used to contain this file no longer does -- any ideas on how to
> > > proceed?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > nazgul ~ # locate XInput.h
> > /usr/include/X11/extensions/XInput.h
> > nazgul ~ # equery belongs `locate XInput.h`
> >  * Searching for /usr/include/X11/extensions/XInput.h ...
> > x11-libs/libXi-1.3 (/usr/include/X11/extensions/XInput.h)
> 
> However the newer version of this package has eliminated this file --
> this is my whole problem.    Now I re emerged the package which had an
> update and how its here.  I guess portage did things in the wrong order
> or something.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Hmm. Odd. Apparently, you are suffering from one or more of the following:

solar flares
cosmic rays
a quantum level event
leprechauns
tooth fairies
jubbjubb monsters


{well, it's as good as any other explanation :-) }
-- 
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