[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #1713: Error at compilation error located in grass_trunk/visualization/ximgview

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#1713: Error at compilation error located in grass_trunk/visualization/ximgview
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 Reporter:  pierreroudier  |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect         |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  Compiling      |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  ximgview       |    Platform:  Linux                    
      Cpu:  x86-64         |  
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Comment(by glynn):

 Replying to [comment:1 neteler]:
 > Is this still an issue?

 I believe that the underlying issue is that the AC_CONFIG_XTRA macro no
 longer works reliably with modern Linux distributions.

 The only modules which use X11 directly (i.e. not through wxWidgets or
 OpenGL) are !r3.showdspf and ximgview. Both of these are somewhere between
 "deprecated" and "obsolete".

 !r3.showdspf isn't built by default, and won't compile at present as it
 uses the Motif-based GLw widget, but configure (and Platform.make.in) no
 longer have any support for Motif or the GLw widget. Unless someone is
 actively working on porting it to e.g. wxWidgets, it should be removed.

 ximgview is probably redundant due to wximgview and/or wximgview.py.

 Personally, I'd suggest removing both of these. The X11 configure checks
 probably need to remain for the sake of libraries which have X11 as a
 dependency, as well as for the XRender surface support in the cairo
 driver.

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