wmctrl compilation error - missing library

Question

wmctrl is a utility application that controls GNOME/linux windows from command line

I am building a wmctrl binary from source, however I am having a problem compiling it, it complains about not finding lXmu

/usr/bin/ld : cannot find -lXmu

I do have under /usr/lib

libXmu.so.6
libXmu.so.6.2.0
libXmu.so

and under /usr/lib64

libXmu.so.6
libXmu.so.6.2.0

It is not a compiler, it is a linker problem. Where did you get source from? Are you sure it is ok? Did you changed something in makefile or configure? — jimmij, Jun 9 '16 at 18:16
I didn't change anything. What information do i need to fetch for to get an answer. — Warrior4just, Jun 9 '16 at 19:02

Knud Larsen · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-09 19:36:00Z

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/usr/bin/ld : cannot find -lXmu

-lXmu means libXmu.so , provided by the package libXmu-devel, 64bits.

Please install, like # yum install libXmu-devel.x86_64

answered Jun 9 '16 at 19:36

Knud Larsen

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