Re: [Evolution] gal > 0.8?

[Larry Rosenman <ler lerctr org>]

* Peter Williams <peterw ximian com> [010705 20:52]:
> On 05 Jul 2001 19:41:59 -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote:
> > * Not Zed <notzed ximian com> [010705 19:14]:
> > > You need to use the exact matching versions for gal and for evolution.
> > >
> > > e.g. if you use cvs gal, you need to use cvs evolution too.  If you want
> > > 0.10 from ports you'll need to use the corresponding cvs version of gal.
> > >
> > > Just use the head versions.
> > >
> > > And as for being not impressed, well, if you want to use pre-release
> > > software, you can expect a little extra work.
> > now CVS tip's configure wants EXACTLY berkeley DB 3.1.1.  WHY won't it
> > work with latest (3.2.9)? 
>
> Because Berkeley DB breaks DB compatibility unpredictably, meaning that
> evolution's data (most notable the addressbook) unpredictably becomes
> unusable unless we enforce a specific version of Berkeley DB. Note that
> all you need to do is tell evolution where to find a static library and
> the headers, so you don't even need to install BDB 3.1.17 on your entire
> system -- just download it, compile, and install the necessary files
> into something like $HOME/bdb-3.1.17.
>
> I'm sorry that you're finding it so difficult to build Evolution, but
> please realize that these problems are specific to your machine. We do
> our best to make it easy to compile this large and complex program but
> it's impossible for us to have it build beatifully for everyone. Please
> keep trying because I think you'll be pleased with the results.

Now, I give up, I can't seem to figure out what to pass autogen to
have it find the bonobo-conf 0.6 that the FreeBSD ports installed.

checking if ctime_r wants three arguments... no
checking for gethostbyname_r... no
checking for db3 compiler flags... -I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.1/include
checking for db.h... yes
checking db3 header version... 3.1.17
checking for db3 library name... /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.1/lib/libdb.a
checking that db3 library version matches header version... yes
checking for OpenLDAP... no
checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... (cached) no
checking for pthread_create in -lpthreads... (cached) no
checking for pthread_create in -lc_r... (cached) yes
glib-config: not found
glib-config: not found
checking for Bonobo... 1.0.6 found
checking for OAF... 0.6.2 found
checking for Bonobo Conf... not found
configure: error: 

You need Bonobo Conf 0.2 or higher to build Evolution
If you think you already have this installed, consult the README.
$ 


$ ls -l /var/db/pkg/bon*
/var/db/pkg/bonobo-0.37:
total 27
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     53 Feb 17 02:07 +COMMENT
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  23609 Feb 27 17:51 +CONTENTS
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    366 Feb 17 02:07 +DESC
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     59 Apr 13 14:42 +REQUIRED_BY

/var/db/pkg/bonobo-1.0.6:
total 29
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     53 Jul  5 20:29 +COMMENT
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  25772 Jul  5 20:29 +CONTENTS
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    366 Jul  5 20:29 +DESC
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     28 Jul  5 21:10 +REQUIRED_BY

/var/db/pkg/bonobo-conf-0.6:
total 8
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    29 Jul  5 21:04 +COMMENT
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  5718 Jul  5 21:04 +CONTENTS
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   356 Jul  5 21:04 +DESC