2 Installation Instructions for Window Maker
8 (ie: I've heard someone has compiled it on...)
10 - Intel GNU/Linux Slackware 3.5 (primary platform)
11 - Intel GNU/Linux other distributions
12 - Sparc GNU/Linux RedHat 5.1
14 - Alpha GNU/Linux RedHat 5.1
19 - Solaris 2.5.1, 2.5.2
27 - AIX 4.1.4 / IBM PowerPC
28 - AIX 4.3.1 / IBM CC compiler
29 - AIX 4.3.2 / IBM PowerPC
31 - DEC Alpha/Digital UNIX 4.x
35 - PowerMac / Power MachTen 4.1.1 over MacOS
36 - Amiga 3000 running RedHat Linux 5.1 (Rawhide)
38 Patches to make it work on other platforms are welcome.
40 If the latest version doesn't work for you, try 0.19.3,
41 which is known to be pretty stable on many platforms.
47 The following software is required to use Window Maker:
50 Window Maker can be compiled in older versions of X, like X11R5
51 (Solaris) or X11R4 (OpenWindows) but it will not work 100% correctly.
52 In such servers there will not be application icons and you'll have
53 trouble using the dock. Upgrading the client libraries (Xlib, Xt etc)
54 will help if you can't upgrade the server.
56 The following is required to build Window Maker:
59 If you will build Window Maker, make sure you have gcc (or some
60 other ANSI C compiler) and the X header files installed. Specially
61 for newbie Linux users: you must install all X development packages
62 and the gcc suite. Otherwise you won't be able to build any X
63 program, including Window Maker.
66 This library can be found in ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/libs
67 or in ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/libPropList
68 Install it before building Window Maker.
70 - autoconf, automake and libtool
71 These tools are NOT needed, but IF you have one or
72 more of them installed, make sure you have ALL of the following
73 with exactly these versions:
77 If you have a different version, disable them by temporarily
78 renaming them to something else or uninstalling them from your
79 system. If you don't develop software you don't need them,
80 so you can safely uninstall.
82 - lex (or flex) and yacc (or bison)
83 These are used by libPropList. lex is actually not needed since
84 it's output file is included, but either me or automake is stupid,
85 causing the configure script for libPropList to simply abort for no
86 convincent reason if lex is not found.
92 These libraries are not required to make Window Maker work, but they
93 are supported in case you want to use them. Version numbers are those
94 that I have (and therefore, guraranteed to work), but other versions
99 Older versions may not work!!!
100 Available at ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs/X/
102 There is builtin support for XPM files, but it will not
103 load images in some uncommon encodings.
105 - libpng 0.96 or newer and zlib
106 For PNG image support.
108 - libtiff 3.4 or newer
109 For TIFF image support.
110 You can get it at ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff
112 - libjpeg 6.0.1 or newer
113 For JPEG image support
115 - libgif 2.2 or libungif
116 For GIF image support
119 If you want to use translated messages, you will need GNU gettext.
120 Other versions of gettext are not compatible and will not work.
121 Get the GNU version from ftp://ftp.gnu.org
123 Most of these can be get from ftp.uu.net/pub/graphics
129 These options can be passed to the configure script to enable/disable
130 some Window Maker features. Example:
132 ./configure --enable-kanji
134 will configure Window Maker with kanji (and other multi-byte) characters
138 To get a list of other options, run ./configure --help
141 specify additional paths for libraries to be searched.
142 The -L flag must precede each path, like:
143 --with-libs-from="-L/opt/libs -L/usr/local/lib"
146 specify additional paths for header files to be searched.
147 The -I flag must precede each paths, like:
148 --with-incs-from="-I/opt/headers -I/usr/local/include"
151 support to display Kanji characters, Korean, Chinese and other
152 languagues that require special characters.
155 enables the collapsing of all appicons of the WM_CLASS+WM_INSTANCE
156 into a single one. This feature is not supported at all by the
157 developers. If you have some trouble with it, contact it's author:
158 Christopher Seawood <cls@seawood.org>
161 disable use of the MIT shared memory extension. This will slow down
162 texture generation a little bit, but in some cases it seems to be
163 necessary due to a bug that manifests as messed icons and textures.
166 disable support for mwm window manager hints
169 enable support for OPEN LOOK(tm) window manager hints
172 enable support for GNOME window manager hints
175 enable support for kde/kwm window manager hints
178 remove things that are already supported in desktop environments,
179 like KDE and GNOME. Disabled things are: window list, root
180 applications menu, multiple window selection. Note that you will not
181 be able to exit Window Maker from itself anymore; you will have to
182 use kill with the SIGTERM signal or exit it from KDE. It is not
183 advisable to enable it.
186 XKB language status lock support. If you don't know what it is you
187 probably don't need it.
190 enable support of sound effects module
193 disables use of the XPM library even if it is available on your
197 disables use of PNG library
200 disable use of TIFF library
203 disable use of GIF library
206 disable use of JPEG library
209 disables shaped windows (for oclock, xeyes etc.)
212 Do not use it unless you know what you're doing.
215 PLATFORM SPECIFIC NOTES:
216 ========================
219 You might need to pass the --disable-shm flag to configure, like
220 ./configure --disable-shm
222 - SCO Unix - run configure like
223 CFLAGS="-belf -DANSICPP" ./configure
226 If you have gcc installed, run configure as:
227 CPP_PATH="gcc -E -x c" ./configure
228 Sun's cpp lacks some features needed by Window Maker and it can
229 cause problems when parsing the config files.
230 You also might need to use the --with-libs-from and --with-incs-from
231 to supply the directory where libtiff is located.
232 Someone mailed me that you also must make /usr/local/lib be the
233 first path in LD_LIBRARY_PATH to make it work.
235 If you have a Ultra Creator 3D or some other machine with high-end
236 graphics, be sure to start the X server with the default visual
237 set to 24bpp or you might experience problems with mangled colors.
238 This is a wmaker bug and will be fixed.
240 - GNU/Linux in general
241 Make sure you have /usr/local/lib in /etc/ld.so.conf and that you
242 run ldconfig after installing.
243 Uninstall any packaged version of Window Maker before installing a new
247 RedHat systems have several annoying problems. If you use it,
248 be sure to follow the steps below or Window Maker will not work:
250 * if you installed the Window Maker that comes with RedHat, uninstall
253 * make sure you don't have the LANG and LINGUAS environment variables
256 * make sure you have /usr/local/bin in your PATH environment
259 * make sure you have /usr/local/lib in /etc/ld.so.conf before running
262 * if you have problems that mention an error message with --no-reexec
263 uninstall libtool-1.2b and install libtool-1.3 instead. libtool-1.3
264 can be found in ftp.gnu.org Also read the TROUBLESHOOTING section;
266 * if you installed the Window Maker package from RedHat and are
267 installing a new version of it by hand (compiling yourself), uninstall
268 the package from RedHat before.
270 * make sure you have a symbolic link from /usr/include/X11 to
271 /usr/X11R6/include/X11 (if not, type ln -s /usr/X11R6/include/X11
274 * make sure you have /lib/cpp pointing to the cpp program
276 If you have any doubts in doing any of the stuff above, please
277 don't hesitate to contact the RedHat user support. They will
278 kindly answer to all your questions regarding their system.
279 They also know much more about their own system than us
280 (we don't use RedHat).
284 You will need to have the latest version of Xpmac. Older versions
285 seem to have bugs that cause the system to hang.
288 If you want JPEG and TIFF support, make sure you have libtiff-dev
289 and libjpeg-dev installed.
292 If you installed the Window Maker package from SuSE,
293 uninstall it before trying to compile wmaker or you
296 - MetroX (unknown version)
297 MetroX has a bug that corrupts pixmaps that are set as window
298 backgrounds. If you use MetroX and has weird problems with
299 textures, do not use textures in titlebars. Or use a different
305 Unpack WindowMaker-extra-<version-number>.tar.gz in /usr/local/share
307 You can get the file at ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org. This file is optional
308 and only have a few icons, and themes. Look for the latest <version-number>
310 Also there is a WindowMaker-extra.readme to instruct you where that package
316 For a quick start, type the following in your shell prompt:
321 then, login as root and type:
326 or if you want to strip the debugging symbols from the binaries and make them
327 smaller, you can instead type:
332 This will build and install Window Maker with default parameters.
334 If you want to customize some compile-time options, you can do the
337 1. (optional) Look at the CONFIGURE OPTIONS section above for the
338 options available. Also run:
342 to get a complete listing of other options that are available.
344 2. Run configure with the options you want. For example, if you
345 want to use the --enable-kanji option, type:
347 ./configure --enable-kanji
349 3. (optional) Edit src/wconfig.h with your favorite text editor
350 and browse through it for some options you might want to change.
352 4. Compile. Just type:
356 5. Login as root (if you can't do that, read the "I don't have the
357 root password :-(" section) and install Window Maker in your system:
362 User specific configuration
363 ---------------------------
365 These instructions do not need to be followed when upgrading Window Maker
366 from an older version, unless stated differently in the NEWS file.
368 Every user on your system that wishes to run Window Maker must do the
371 1. Install Window Maker configuration files in your home directory.
375 wmaker.inst will install Window Maker configuration files and will
376 setup X to automatically launch Window Maker at startup.
380 You can type "man wmaker" to get some general help for configuration
383 Read the User Guide for a more in-depth explanation of Window Maker.
385 You might want to take a look at the FAQ too.
388 I don't have the root password :(
389 ---------------------------------
391 If you can't get superuser privileges (can't be root) you can install
392 wmaker in your own home directory. For that, supply the --prefix option
393 when running configure in step 2 of building Window Maker. You will
394 also need to supply the --with-appspath option, to specify the path for
397 ./configure --prefix=/home/jshmoe --with-appspath=/home/jshmoe/GNUstep/Apps
400 Then make /home/jshmoe/bin be included in your search PATH, add
401 /home/jshmoe/lib to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable and run
404 Of course, /home/jshmoe is supposed to be replaced with your actual home
412 If you are upgrading from an older version of Window Maker:
414 1. Configure and build Window Maker as always
415 2. Install Window Maker (but do not run wmaker.inst)
416 3. Read the NEWS file and update your configuration files,
422 When you have some trouble during configuration (while running configure),
423 like not being able to use a graphic format library you think you have
424 installed, look at the config.log file for clues of the problem.
427 == Error with loading fonts, even if they exist.
429 Try rebuilding without NLS support.
431 == Error when configuring
433 ltconfig: unrecognized option `--no-reexec'
434 Try `ltconfig --help' for more information.
435 configure: error: libtool configure failed
437 remove the --no-reexec option from aclocal.m4 and libPropList/aclocal.m4
439 Also make sure the autoconf and automake versions you have installed are:
444 Note that it must not be libtool 1.2b, it must be libtool 1.3,
447 == Cant find proplist.h or libPropList.something
449 Download and install libPropList from the places pointed to
450 somewhere else in this file.
453 == configure doesn't detect libtiff, or other graphic libraries.
455 Delete config.cache, then rerun configure adding the following options to
456 configure (among the other options you use):
457 --with-libs-from="-L/usr/local/lib"
458 --with-incs-from="-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/tiff"
459 Put the paths where your graphic libs and their corresponding header files are
460 located. You can put multiple paths in any of these options, as the example
461 of --with-incs-from shows. Just put a space between them.
464 == configure doesn't detect libXpm.
466 * Check if you have a symbolic link from libXpm.so.4.9 to libXpm.so
469 == Segmentation fault on startup
471 * Check if the version of libXPM you have is at least 4.7
473 * Check if you have an updated version of ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker
475 If you're not sure, try renaming ~/GNUstep to ~/GNUtmp and then run wmaker.inst
477 == "...: your machine is misconfigured. gethostname() returned (none)"
479 * the hostname of your machine is set to something invalid, that starts
480 with a parenthesis. Do a man hostname for info about how to set it.
483 == The root menu contains only 2 entries. ("XTerm" and "Exit...")
485 * Window Maker is not finding cpp (the C preprocessor). If your cpp is
486 not located in /lib/cpp, edit src/config.h and correct the path in
489 == checking lex output file root... configure: error: cannot find output from true; giving up
491 * Read the REQUIREMENTS section of this file.
494 LOCALES/INTERNATIONALIZATION
495 ============================
497 Window Maker has national language support. To enable national language
498 support, you must compile Window Maker with some additional parameters.
501 0 - You must have the GNU gettext package installed. It can be
502 obtained at ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gettext-nnn.tar.gz
504 Steps 1 to 3 can be skipped if you use the Install script.
506 1 - You have to select the languages you want to support. Set the
507 LINGUAS to the list of locales you want. English is always
510 setenv LINGUAS "pt ja de"
515 export LINGUAS;LINGUAS="pt ja de"
518 The list of supported locales can be found in po/README.
519 English is the default language.
521 Read po/README if you wish to translate and maintain locale files
524 2 - Additionally, if your language uses multi-byte characters, such
525 as Japanese or Korean, you must supply the --enable-kanji flag to configure.
527 3 - Configure, build and install Window Maker normally.
529 4 - To select a particular locale at runtime you must set the LANG
530 environment variable to the locale you want. For example, if you want to set
531 the portuguese locale, you must run
539 in Bourne sh and similars
541 Note: If you have the LC_CTYPE environment variable set, you must
542 unset it before running wmaker.
544 For menu definition files, Window Maker searches for them in the
545 following order (for brazilian portuguese, in this case):
552 5 - If you chose a language that uses multi-byte characters, you must
553 configure the fonts appropriately. Read the manual page for XCreateFontSet
554 to have more details about it. You must change the ~/G/D/WindowMaker file
555 for fonts used in titlebars, menus and other things. For fonts used in
556 dialog windows, change ~/G/D/WMGLOBAL. The %d in the font names must not be
557 removed. You can also use the supplied wsetfont script for the task.
558 Read the script itself for instructions.
560 For example, you can specify the following in ~/G/D/WindowMaker:
562 WindowTitleFont = "-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-12-*,-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-14-*";
563 MenuTitleFont = "-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-12-*,-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-14-*";
564 MenuTextFont = "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-12-*,-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-14-*";
565 IconTitleFont = "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-8-*,-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-12-*";
566 ClipTitleFont = "-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-10-*,-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-12-*";
567 DisplayFont = "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-12-*,-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-12-*";
569 and in ~/G/D/WMGLOBAL:
571 SystemFont = "-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-%d-*-*-*-*-*-*-*";
572 BoldSystemFont = "-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-%d-*-*-*-*-*-*-*";
574 The above 2 fonts are only used by applications that use WINGs (WindowMaker