Re: pkg.m4 missing in pkg-config v0.28 tool download for GTK+ 3.x on win32

[Tarnyko <tarnyko tarnyko net>]

You are right, 3.10 was missing. I just updated and uploaded it. You'll find 
it at the previously given URL. 

Regards,
Tarnyko 

narcisse doudieu siewe writes: 

> thanks:) but, I cannot find the Gtk3.10 version here http://www.tarnyko.net/repo/gtk3_build_system/ 
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> Le Dimanche 26 janvier 2014 7h49, Tarnyko <tarnyko tarnyko net> a écrit :
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> Hello Narcisse,  
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> narcisse doudieu siewe writes:  
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> > Hello Tarnyko,
> > Many thanks to your great work on making Gtk3 available on Windows.
> > I need your help to build the 3.10 version of Gtk for a management software of
> > a Optical fiber project for my campagny...it is very hard to compile glib2.38 
> > could you help me please? some suggestion 
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> Although GTK+ 3.10.x has already been built, and you can find binaries of it 
> by searching some of the links available here, it still has some problems. 
> That's why the official downloage page only lists 3.6.4. For a more detailed 
> view of what still needs to be done :  
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> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2013-December/msg00006.html  
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> Please be aware or this if you decide to use the binaries.  
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> If you want to build it yourself, you may look at 
> http://www.tarnyko.net/repo/gtk3_build_system/ .  
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> Regards, 
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> Tarnyko
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> > Le Jeudi 23 janvier 2014 15h12, Tarnyko <tarnyko tarnyko net> a écrit :
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> > Thank you both for your explanations.   
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> > A new "pkg-config-dev" package is now available on 
> > http://www.gtk.org/download/win32.php (and win64.php). It contains pkg.m4 
> > and the man page, just as the previous version did.   
> >
> > I will modify the buildenv to regenerate this package in the next builds.   
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tarnyko   
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> > Legorol writes:   
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> > > > On 23.01.2014 12:07, Tarnyko wrote:
> > > > > Legorol writes:
> > > > > > On the Windows 32-bit download page
> > > > > > (http://www.gtk.org/download/win32.php), under the GTK+ 3.x
> > > > > > heading, various "other third party software" are listed. One of
> > > > > > those is pkg-config version 0.28.   
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Two download options are available: Tool or Sources. The Tool
> > > > > > option links to pkg-config_0.28-1_win32.zip. This does not
> > > > > > contain share/aclocal/pkg.m4, as it should in my opinion. The
> > > > > > only way to obtain pkg.m4 is from the Sources link.
> > > > >
> > > > > In fact, the all-in-one bundle does contain pkg.m4. I never checked
> > > > > before, but is this file necessary (besides GLib and other
> > > > > dependencies) for pkg-config.exe to execute correctly ? If it is, I
> > > > > agree it should be in the package.
> > > >
> > > > pkg.m4 is needed if you regenerate the configure script from
> > > > configure.ac by using autotools.   
> > >
> > > Yes. pkg.m4 is not used to build pkg-config.exe. Instead, it's a
> > > system-wide macro file that provides the integration between
> > > pkg-config and Autotools.   
> > >
> > > Typically software packages are distributed so that to build them, you
> > > just run ./configure then make etc. You don't need pkg.m4 for this.   
> > >
> > > However, some packages are distributed such that as part of the build
> > > process, autoconf has to be run on part or all of the package. In this
> > > case, you need pkg.m4 to be present.   
> > >
> > > Compare the contents of the pkg-config version 0.26 Dev download under
> > > GTK+ 2.x with the contents of the pkg-config version 0.28 Tool
> > > download under GTK+ 3.x. The former includes pkg.m4 and a man page,
> > > the latter does not.
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