Re: [Fwd: Re: problem building glib on linux]

[Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>]

On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 11:31 -0700, Steve Kelem wrote:
> Matthias Clasen said the following on 07/12/2005 10:12 AM:
> 
> >On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 09:59 -0700, Steve Kelem wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Steve Kelem said the following on 07/11/2005 10:30 PM:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I'm trying to compile the latest cvs version of glib on SuSE linux 9.3
> >>>with pango 1.9.0
> >>>with cairo & libpixman from the latest cvs.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>1. There's no "configure".
> >>2. If I run autogen.sh, it complains:
> >>
> >>You must have automake 1.7.x installed to compile GLib.
> >>Install the appropriate package for your distribution,
> >>or get the source tarball at http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
> >>
> >>% automake --version
> >>automake (GNU automake) 1.9.5
> >>Written by Tom Tromey <tromey redhat com>.
> >>
> >>Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> >>This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> >>warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> >>%
> >>
> >>
> >>I edited autogen.sh to use automake-1.9, and get the following messages:
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Why do you complain then ? It told you it needs automake 1.7.
> >  
> >
> 
> Really?  It requires an old version of automake?   I don't see that in 
> INSTALL: Requirements.
> Grumble grumble....I'll hunt it down.  Which one?  1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 
> 1.7.3, ... 1.7.9?
> I wonder what /else/ I will need...
> 
> I'm not so much complaining, but pointing out for the developers that it 
> isn't seamless for anyone not
> working in the thick of things.  I really want to get my real work 
> done.  I really want to get gnucash working.
> I really want to get away from Micros**t, which I had viewed as a pain 
> in the ***.
> Okay, I am complaining...but I hope in a way that will get some 
> clarifications to make it easier for me and others
> to be able to use this software.  I'm trying to help improve the product
> from and end-user's view.
> 

The easiest way to avoid such pain is to install the package that comes
with your distribution.