To build Openbox from CVS you need:
-A C++ Compiler (GNU GCC/G++ 3.2+ suggested)
+A C Compiler (GNU GCC 3.2+ suggested)
GNU Gettext 0.11.5
GNU Autoconf 2.50+
-GNU Automake 1.7+
+GNU Automake 1.7.1+ (1.7.1 has a bug fix for py-compile)
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
I recommend the latest version of all these packages.
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Here's the packages from Debian (sid):
- g++
+ gcc
gettext
automake1.7
autoconf
libtool
+ pkg-config
libxft2-dev
python-dev
- swig1.3
+
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+Check out the Wiki for how to configure Openbox 3:
+http://icculus.org/openbox/phpwiki/index.php/PythonScripting