>this is not an alpha related Q. but it's the only list i'm on. so maybe 
>one of you have seen this error too. i was trying to build the 
>pkg  php-gd-3.0.16. got this error:
>
>---cut---
>alpha500# make
>===> Validating dependencies for php-gd-3.0.16
>===> gd-1.8.1 uses X11, but /usr/X11R6 not found
>*** Error code 1
>
>Stop.
>....
>---cut---
>i thought it was kind of ridiculous to require a full install of x11 src 
>just to compile gd. so i dug a little deeper. gd  pkg depends on xpm 
>package, cause it needs the xpm.h file. xpm pkg will not build. seems 
>quite old and not maintained. but anyone know why it's looking for /usr/X11R6?
>
>here is the out put from make in xpm:
>---cut---
>alpha500# pwd
>/usr/pkgsrc/graphics/xpm
>alpha500# make
>===> xpm-3.4k uses X11, but /usr/X11R6 not found
>---cut---
>
>gd pkgsrc's Makefile have this line:
>
>CPPFLAGS+=      -I${X11BASE}/include -I${X11BASE}/include/X11   # xpm.h
>
>shouldn't it be looking for the xpm.h where ever the xpm pkg installed it? 
>not everyone installs X11.