To build Openbox from CVS you need:
-A C++ Compiler (GNU GCC/G++ 3.2+ suggested)
-GNU Gettext 0.11.5
+A C Compiler (GNU GCC 3.2+ suggested)
+GNU Gettext 0.12.1
GNU Autoconf 2.50+
-GNU Automake 1.7+ (<= 1.4 confirmed to not work)
+GNU Automake 1.7+
GNU Libtool
Xft2 library/headers (devel package) (http://www.fontconfig.org)
Xlib library/headers (devel package)
-Python library/headers (devel package) (http://www.python.org)
-SWIG 1.3.17+ (http://www.swig.org)
+Pkg-Config
+Glib 2.0+ library/headers (devel package) (http://www.gtk.org)
+libxml2 2.0+ library/headers (devel package)
I recommend the latest version of all these packages.
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-Here's the packages from Debian (sid):
- g++
- gettext
- automake1.7
- autoconf
- libtool
- libxft2-dev
- python-dev
- swig1.3
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+In debian unstable, you want these packages:
+gcc
+gettext
+automake1.7
+autoconf
+libtool
+libxft2-dev
+libxrender-dev
+pkg-config
+libglib2.0-dev
+libxml2-dev
+
+tip: run "update-alternatives --config automake" and select automake1.7 before
+ running ./configure
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-Check out the Wiki for how to configure Openbox 3:
-http://icculus.org/openbox/phpwiki/index.php/PythonScripting