Problems compiling from source.

["Phil White" <phil itmagic ltd uk>]

Sorry peeps.

Never before have I had so much hassle in compiling a source package. 
Trying to get the latest version of Gnome up and running is proving 
increasingly frustrating :-(

All the gnome-libs compile fine. I have used recent versions of all 
(if not the latest stable ones). All install into the default 
locations, all compiled with CFLAGS=-O2.

Problems start when compiling control-center (reported elsewhere by 
others). This I temporarily hacked, with the intention of sorting out 
later. However, unlike Frank Hale, the problem was not solved by 
using gnome-libs-1.2.3 ('cos thats what I had to begin with!) And, 
AFAICT, everything that should be there is there, in the right place. 
ldconfig run after each completed install stage.

Then, more seriously, gnome-core compilation failed. Errors 
reproduced below. 

This is causing me serious problems. ./configure runs fine, reporting no 
problems. Can anyone point me in any direction to solve this? I've been at this 
problem for over a week solid now. and I don't like giving up! 

Base setup : Slackware 7.0
Kernel: 2.2.16
Alsa sound support: 0.5.9c
Esd: 0.2.18

during make (of control-center)
sound-properties.c: in function `reload_esd_samples':
sound-properties.c:826: > undefined reference to `esd_sample_getid'
sound-properties.c:828: > undefined reference to `esd_sample_free'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status 


during make (of gnome-core)
applet-widget.c: In function `server_applet_save_session':
applet-widget.c:1683: warning: implicit declaration of function 
`GNOME_PanelSpot _done_session_save'
applet-widget.c: At top level:
applet-widget.c:1989: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
applet-widget.c:1990: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[3]: *** [applet-widget.lo] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnome/gnome-core-1.2.1/panel'


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