GLib 1.2.0 installation question

[Rick Tortorella <RTORTORE mobius com>]

Hello all,

When trying to install GLib 1.2.0 on a Slackware 3.6 box I get an error
after I run ./configure.  The error is that it can't find pthreads.  It then
gives an option to compile without pthreads (./configure
--somethingaboutwithoutpthreads) so I tried that too (not knowing what in
the world pthreads are/is/does).  That compiles but then when I run make I
get an make [1] error.  It says there is a problem with the libraries and
that I need to put something in my LD_ENVIRONMENTAL_PATH.  I don't know what
that PATH is; and /libs; /usr/local/libs are all in my path.  I did a
ldconfig and that went ok (no errors) and tried make again.  Same error
message.  I think it's a problem with pthread but I don't know what they are
and I'm having a heck of a time trying to locate info. on it/them.

Can anyone help with the limited information that I can supply?  Right now I
can't configure my box to dial out correctly so I can't send in the log file
(for some reason I can't get pppsetup to work properly).  If needed I'll
hand write the error messages and then send them tonight or tomorrow.

My goal was to install enlightenment and GNOME.  I installed enlightenment
and then went through trying to install all the GNOME tarballs and found
that I have to install GLib first.  But I keep getting that error message.
Is there some step that I missed?  

About my Slackware box:
Slackware 3.6 (out-of-the-box install)
Don't know what C and C libraries I have.  Whatever version comes with Slak
3.6.
Glib that I was trying to install: 1.2.0 off the RedHat ftp site.
Configured XFree86 successfully and had it running for a few weeks.
Downloaded Eterm and Enlightenment tarballs.  Compiled and installed both
without a hitch.  Set up a user to run Enlightenment on startx instead of
XFree86's default of wfvm (the win95 lookalike standard install).
64 Megs RAM
128 Megs swap

Thanks in advance!

Rick