found compromise

dmenu.h

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 
-#define FONT			"fixed"
+#define FONT			"-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333366"
 #define NORMFGCOLOR		"#cccccc"
 #define SELBGCOLOR		"#666699"

draw.c

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ getcolor(const char *colstr) {
 
 void
 setfont(const char *fontstr) {
-	char **missing, *def;
+	char *def, **missing;
 	int i, n;
 
 	missing = NULL;