Re: [gtk-list] Compiling gtk 0.99.4 on FreeBSD...

[Marc van Kempen <marc bowtie nl>]

> When running ./configure for gimp 0.99.19 I get the following error:
> 
> checking for gtk >= 0.99.4... no
> configure: error: Cannot include/link gtk/gdk/glib--check CFLAGS/LDFLAGS
> 
> I figure this means that GTK has not been properly installed on my
> machine, but I ran configure, make, and make install without a hitch... or
> so I thought.
> 
> When I went back over the make output I found this warning:
> 
> libtool: link: warning: using a buggy system linker
> libtool: link: relinking will be required before `testglib' can be
> installed
> 
FreeBSD uses an old patched gnu linker since gnu dropped a.out support
in favour of ELF, it should work fine though.

> 
> Does this mean that GTK was not properly installed?  How can I fix it?
> Anyone else have luck make-ing  on a  FreeBSD 2.2.5 system?
> 

Do you have the libraries and include files in the proper place?
(unless you changed it with --prefix=.., it should be in
/usr/local/lib/lib{gdk,gtk}.* and /usr/local/include/{gdk,gtk})

if you have try compiling something.


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