SFML and CMake with Ubuntu

[Nexus]

Hi, I've just set up Ubuntu 10.04 and I'm now trying to install SFML. I downloaded it via subversion, I also installed CMake (and its GUI version).

When I try to configure SFML, I get the following errors:

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CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindX11.cmake:372 (MESSAGE):
  Could not find X11
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  src/SFML/Window/CMakeLists.txt:77 (find_package)
A lot of entries contain a "NOTFOUND". How can I find out the correct paths to X11? Shouldn't they be recognized automatically?

When I try to install the X11 package ("sudo apt-get install x11-common"), I'm told my version is up-to-date. Sorry for this beginner question, but I'm not too familiar with Ubuntu.

[nulloid]

You need the "-dev" version of X11 (and also of other libraries). So in this case you need libX11-dev.

[Nexus]

Thanks. Now I've managed to build SFML and run the examples.

The next step is to compile my own projects on Linux...

[nulloid]

Much less help available for those, but good luck

[CleverBoy]

I am getting the same error..

However there is not libX11-dev

 Unable to locate package libX11-dev

[man'O'war]

Hi,

Same issue here:
Have a look https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=362676

sudo apt-get install libx11-dev

If it does not work. Do an update then try.

cd /tmp/
wget -c http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-dev_1.2.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i ./libx11-dev_1.2.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

[CleverBoy]

It errored out..

wget -c http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-dev_1.2.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
--2016-08-20 00:37:10--  http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-dev_1.2.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
Resolving fr.archive.ubuntu.com (fr.archive.ubuntu.com)... 194.158.119.190, 2001:860:f70a:100::2
Connecting to fr.archive.ubuntu.com (fr.archive.ubuntu.com)|194.158.119.190|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2016-08-20 00:37:11 ERROR 404: Not Found.

[man'O'war]

Try with lowercase package name

sudo apt-get install libx11-dev

From : http://askubuntu.com/questions/131688/unable-to-locate-package-libx11-dev

Worked for me. Ubuntu 16.04

[CleverBoy]

Hi,

I did that and SFML is still complaining for X11 while building a 32 bit version. Not sure if i need to make changes in cmake file to look for the right package..

Thanks.

[victorlevasseur]

Obviously, you need to install the 32 bits (i686) versions of the packages to build a 32 bits SFML.