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Compiling ParaView v4.1.0 Error: libXi.so undefined reference to `_XGetRequest’

By K4Paul August 21, 2014 August 22, 2014 0 Development, Linux compile, error, libXi.so, ParaView, reference, source code, undefined, v4.1.0, X11, _XGetRequest

Error

While compiling ParaView from the source files, I ran into the following error while running the ‘make’ command.

…libXi.so undefined reference to `_XGetRequest'

make[2]: *** [bin/icetTests_mpi] Error 1

[ThirdParty/IceT/vtkicet/tests/CMakeFiles/
icetTests_mpi.dir/all] Error2

Solution

In my case, the X11 libraries were installed separately and were located in custom directory locations that differed from the default. I fixed this error by checking and correcting the paths for my X11 libraries and include directories within the ccmake configuration menu. The error was then fixed during the next ‘make.’

Compiling ParaView v4.1.0 Error: error: X11/SM/SMlib: error: X11/StringDefs.h: No such file or directory

By K4Paul August 19, 2014 August 22, 2014 0 Development, Linux compile, error, header, ICE, missing, ParaView, SM, solution, source code, StringDefs, v4.1.0, X11

Error

After using ccmake to configure ParaView options, I received the following errors while running ‘make.’

In file included from ...X11/Shell.h:51:26: error: X11/SM/SMlib.h: 
No such file or directory

and

...VTK/Rendering/OpenGL/vtkXRenderWindowInteractor.h:39:73: 
error: X11/Intrinsic.h: No such file or directory

and

In file included from ...Wrapping/ClientServer/
vtkXRenderWindowInteractorClientServer.cxx:6:
VTK/Rendering/OpenGL/vtkXRenderWindowInteractor.h:38:74: 
error: X11/StringDefs.h: No such file or directory
VTK/Rendering/OpenGL/vtkXRenderWindowInteractor.h:39:73: 
error: X11/Intrinsic.h: No such file or directory
In file included from ...Wrapping/ClientServer/
vtkXRenderWindowInteractorClientServer.cxx:6:

Solution

These issues were due to my libraries being installed in custom locations. Double check all paths supplied in the ccmake configuration and try copying the libxt (X11/all file contents), ICE (X11/ICE), SM (X11/SM) library directories into VTK/Rendering/OpenGL/X11 within your build directory. The error occurred because the compiler could not find the requested libraries.