Re: /usr/local/bin/glib-config ...

[Simon Kinahan <simonk cadence com>]

Michael Meeks wrote:
> checking for GLIB - version >= 1.1.3... no
> *** Could not run GLIB test program, checking why...
> *** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log
> for the
> *** exact error that occured. This usually means GLIB was incorrectly
> installed
> *** or that you have moved GLIB since it was installed. In the latter
> case, you
> *** may want to edit the glib-config script: /usr/local/bin/glib-config
> configure: error:
> *** GLIB 1.1.3 or better is required. The latest version of GLIB
> *** is always available from ftp://ftp.gtk.org.
> 
>         Which is strange, as I had only just installed glib in /opt/gnome
> seemingly flawlessly as a normal user. Strange indeed, upon editing
> /usr/local/bin/glib-config to point to /opt/gnome ( as root ) it now
> works. Whats up with this, I don't understand ?


glib-config must be in your PATH for configuration to work. I suugest
your PATH probably contains /usr/local/bin but not /opt/gnome/bin

Simon