non-widget child "DropSiteManager" error (WAS: RE: Grace (xmgrace) 5.1.12-1 ... )

[Brian Ford]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Atwood, Robert C wrote:

> Update: by adding absolute paths to the missing libraries, I can get it
> to compile,but now I get
>
> Error: attempt to add non-widget child "DropSiteManager" to parent
> "xmgrace" which supports only widgets
>
> I have scanned the mailing list archive , and notice this problem
> mentioned a few times with other software, eg DDD,  but I cannot find
> any resolution to this problem mentioned.
> Any pointers/ redirections to an example I haven't found yet?
>
Using a properly updated or build lesstif will correct this problem.  Why
are you trying to build it yourself?