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Chapter 3. Shared Dependencies

libXau-1.0.11

Introduction to libXau

The libXau package contains a library implementing the X11 Authorization Protocol. This is useful for restricting client access to the display.

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libXau Dependencies

Required

xorgproto-2024.1

Installation of libXau

Install libXau by running the following commands: 

./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

32-bit Installation of libXau

First clean the directory: 

make distclean

Install lib32-libXau by running the following commands: 

CC="gcc -m32" CXX="g++" PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$XORG_PREFIX/lib32/pkgconfig \
./configure $XORG_CONFIG --libdir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib32 &&
make

Now, as the root user: 

make DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install
cp -vr DESTDIR/$XORG_PREFIX/lib32/* $XORG_PREFIX/lib32
rm -rf DESTDIR
ldconfig

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libXau.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

libXau.so

is the library of X authority database routines