# SDL\_mixer not being noticed

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-mixer-not-being-noticed/4960>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [August 24, 2001, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-mixer-not-being-noticed/4960 "2001-08-24T09:54:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bill\_Kendrick](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Bill\_Kendrick](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Bill_Kendrick)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-mixer-not-being-noticed/4960/1 "2001-08-24T09:54:01Z")

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It could be an issue with the “./configure” file someone had made for me  
for Circus Linux!, but whenever this fellow tries installing it,  
it can’t find SDL\_mixer. He says he installed it from source (and when  
he does a “locate” on SDL\_mixer, all the libraries are there…  
below you can see the SDL\_mixer.h header is there, too)

Any idea what’s going on?

Thx!

-bill!

----- Forwarded message from “nitrosso at supernet.com.ar” -----

Hi BIll

sorry to bother you once again. I understand if, enough being enough, you  
drop off this (actually my) problem.

But I thouhgt I would comment this to you:

> When you install SDL\_mixer, it should drop the “.h” files somewhere  
> like “/usr/local/include/” or “/usr/local/include/SDL/”.  
> And there it is!!  
> bruno at pingus:~ \> ls /usr/local/include/SDL  
> SDL.h SDL\_endian.h SDL\_keyboard.h SDL\_quit.h SDL\_version.h  
> SDL\_active.h SDL\_error.h SDL\_keysym.h SDL\_rwops.h SDL\_video.h  
> SDL\_audio.h SDL\_events.h SDL\_main.h SDL\_syswm.h begin\_code.h  
> SDL\_byteorder.h SDL\_getenv.h SDL\_mixer.h SDL\_thread.h close\_code.h  
> SDL\_cdrom.h SDL\_image.h SDL\_mouse.h SDL\_timer.h  
> SDL\_copying.h SDL\_joystick.h SDL\_mutex.h SDL\_types.h

> Wow, ok, time to talk to SDL\_mixer’s maintainer (probably Sam Lantinga)  
> to find out why the tarball install didn’t install the “.h” files for  
> you.
> 
> Once they’re installed, you should be able to do a re-“./configure”  
> and re-“make”/“make install” Circus Linux! and it’ll have sound.

The thing is that it doesn’t!

This is very odd…

Many thanks yet again, Bill.

Best Regards,  
-Bruno

----- End forwarded message -----