The xcb-proto package provides the XML-XCB protocol descriptions that libxcb uses to generate the majority of its code and API.
Xorg build environment (needed for the instructions below)
libxml2-2.13.6 (required to run the tests)
Install xcb-proto by running the following commands:
PYTHON=python3 ./configure $XORG_CONFIG
To test the results, issue: make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
If you are upgrading from version 1.15.1 or lower, the old
pkgconfig file needs to be removed. Issue, as the root user:
rm -f /usr/lib/pkgconfig/xcb-proto.pc
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Run ./configure --help for a full list of options.