[Glade-users] WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file

[claus at bempf.de (Claus Behl)]

Hi,

i have a problem with showing a pixmap-file:

I have found a post at this list:

> > / Is there any other way of my application to find the
> />/ images other than having to do "make install" ???
> />/
> /
>  
I understand this question. I wonder where is the natural place  to look 
for an image file?

  image1 = create_pixmap (window1, "bq_d.jpg");

Now i would expect that, a file "bq_d.jpg" in the working-directory 
would be found. So putting the bin-file and the images in the same
directory should work. But of course it dousnt work. It would help my 
understanding very much, if someone can explain to me where to put the 
image-files.

I tried to install in another directory with:
configure --prefix=/another/directory/

i got no error messages while the install process, but again the pixmap 
file wasnt found.

The one and only thing that worked was installing in the standard-place.

> I donot understand your question. In "make install" process install command 
> will put all images from pixmaps to installation path. In your makefile you 
> will need to define compiler variable that refers to installation path (that 
> is usually done with configure script that will generate apropriate 
> Makefile).Than, in code you can use that variable in something like this:
> image_load_from_file(PACKAGE_DIR "/pixmaps") 
>
> or something like that. If you want to distribuite binary, you will need to 
> store value of installation prefix on some other place.
>
> Bye,
> Goran Rakic
Could someone explain Gorans advice in more detail.

Thanks for your help.

Claus Behl