If you want to try installing from pkgsrc (generally the
	recommended method), you should download and extract pkgsrc.tar.gz
	from ftp.netbsd.org, then cd to pkgsrc/wm/windowmaker and
	type 'make update'.

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On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, admin wrote:

> I have used the pkg_add to WindowMaker. However when I installed another
> package, it needs a newer version of another package and with all this
> dependency, I finally upgraded the package required This also means that
> I mucked window maker. Ok that is fine. I looked through the pkgsrc and
> could not find window maker at all. Not being scared off by this
> inconvienence I went to Window Maker.org and download the src and
> compile it myself.
>
> But I still have problem when I tried to run it. The error message is
> that it could not locate ../wrlib/.lib/libwraster.so. I looked up the
> FAQ, it instructed me to do ldconfig -m /usr/local/lib to merge the
> /usr/local/lib so that the program can find the link library.
>
> However it still does not work?? I did ldd wmaker. It says that it could
> not find libwraster.so plus lXpm.4, lXext.6 and lX11.6. Now it is really
> confusing to me, an accountant, who just does not like windoz and
> bravely hopped into this wonderful unix world. Now so much whinging.
> Could anyone give me some hints?
>
> David Kwok
>
>