The XForms library

           
          XFCE requires the XForms library version 0.81 or above. You need to install this library BEFORE compiling or using XFCE.
           
          1) Where to get the XForms library
           
           Visit http://bragg.phys.uwm.edu/xforms
           

          2) Download the version of the library for your platform.

          For example, if you download the version for Linux, you'll get a file that looks like that (depending on which version you download, of course !)
           

            bxform-linuxELF.tgz
          This file is a tar archive compressed with GNU Zip, just like XFCE distribution.

          3) Decompress this archive in a base directory of your choice (/usr/src, for example)
           
           

            $ tar -xvzf bxform-linuxELF.tgz -C /usr/src
          That should create a subdirectory /usr/src/xforms

          4) Install the library and the C headers

          Copy the libraries to /usr/X11/lib :

            $ cp -ivd /usr/src/xforms/FORMS/libforms* /usr/X11/lib
          Copy the C headers to /usr/X11/include/X11 :
           
            $ cp -ivd /usr/src/xforms/FORMS/forms.h /usr/X11/include/X11
          Please note that the /usr/X11 directory could be system dependent. On some system, it could be /usr/X11R6 or /usr/X386. Of course, in this case, replace X11 by whatever suits your system.

          5) Reconfigure ld (Linux dynamic library loader)

          As root, type :
           

            $ ldconfig -v
          you should see libforms in the list of known libraries.