[OS X TeX] problems with installing xpdf

[Victor Ivrii]

On 4/15/07, Doris Wagner <doris.wagner at mac.com> wrote:
> hi list,
>
> I just tried to install xpdf (version 3.02, still on 10.3.9), following

You mean: compile?

> some earlier discussion on this list, but after running ./configure,
> terminal tells me:
> WARNING: Couldn't find Motif

You need to install Motif; after I installed it

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Environment/Themes/OpenMotif-14944.shtml

(you may be asked for some other things to be installed, most likely
t1lib ) both xpdf and pdftoppm compiled)

> WARNING: -- You will be able to compile pdftops, pdftotext, pdfinfo,
> pdffonts, and pdfimages, but not xpdf or pdftoppm
>
> I tried running configure with the path /usr/X11R6/... and with
> /usr/local/... (I can give the log-files if needed)
>
> can anyone help me? I'm no expert, I don't know what this Motif-stuff
> is...
>


However I am on 10.4.9 and have newer compile tools than those which
came with 10.4; so my success does not guarantee yours. Also I am on
Intel MacBookPro


> TIA
> doris
>
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