Re: cannot get a GUI from Emacs 21.4

[Leon <sdl.web@gmail.com>]

leo.hou@gmail.com writes:

> I am very new to Linux. I just installed a Knoppix to my HD which does
> not have emacs. So emacs became the first app I downloaded and
> compiled.
>
> I used ./configure and make then make install. After that which emacs
> shows /user/bin/emacs. I think I am done. So I ran it. But all I get
> this a text mode emacs (same as emacs -nw).
>
> I searched the newsgroup and verified $DISPLAY. It is correctly set to
> :0.0
> Even if I run emacs -d :0.0, it is the same result w/o any warning or
> error
>
> I try to run emacs from the KDE's run command window instead of a
> shell. But nothing happens. (not even a terminal emacs)
>
> Could anyone help me? I can run other app with GUI from terminal, such
> as kwrite, display, etc.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> Emacs Beginner


At the end of ./configure, there is a table showing which feature will
be supported for example which x-toolkit etc. In my fedora core 5 I
have these installed:

xorg-x11-proto-devel-7.0-6
libX11-devel-1.0.0-3.FC5.0

-- 
Leon