Re: gtk+ compile problems...

[Nils Barth <nils_barth post harvard edu>]

Thus spake Joel Becker:
> On Fri, May 19, 2000 at 11:38:59AM -0400, Nils Barth wrote:
> > ...so I should prolly install Glib 1.3?
> > I'm just a little worried about system stability -- can I use
> > --prefix and --exec-prefix to put Glib 1.3 somewhere different from
> > Glib 1.2?
> > How do I do this/what do I need to be aware of so I don't hose my system?
> 
> 	Simply install your development versions of glib/gtk+ in a
> separate prefix.  Say, /usr/local/test.  So, build glib with
> --prefix=/usr/local/test.  Then, when building GTK+, you only need to
> make sure that the 1.3.x glib-config is in the PATH before the 1.2.7
> one.  eg:

Thanks! It works fine now.

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  -nils
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