kOrigin/qno config problem

[blakelock]

I'm an engineer and engineers plot things. I usually use Origin in Windows and am looking for a linux alternative (trying to make the complete switch). I have problems installing Scigraphica and QNO (kOrigin) but will only discuss QNO here. I'll post another question with my Scigraphica probs.

I download and unpack the QNO files. When I type "./configure" it starts rolling. Initially it couldn't find the X includes and the X libraries so I included them in the config statement:

"./configure -x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include/X11/ --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib/"

This seems to show the configurator where the needed files are but then I get an error:

"configure: error: We need a working libXext to proceed. Since configure can't find it itself, we stop here assuming that make wouldn't find
them either."

I know the file "libXext..so.6" is in /usr/X11R6/lib/. Why cant configure find it?

I'm working with Mandrake9 using IceWM.


thanks,

[mdwatts]

This is just a guess... Perhaps you need

Load "extmod"

in the Modules section of your /etc/X11/XF86Config (or -4).

[blakelock]

thanks for the guess but that line is already in my XF86Config-4 file. What does it do?

[blakelock]

anyone? Are there any suggestions for good graphing programs? I just need to manipulate the appearance of the plot. Fitting and smoothing would be nice but not necessary.