Re: gnome-libs build error

[Mark Galassi <rosalia cygnus com>]

    Erik> make[2]: *** No rule to make target
    Erik> `/usr/include/gdk_imlib.h', needed by `gnome-app-helper.lo'.

    Erik> Now this is interesting, because I installed imlib in
    Erik> /usr/local so it wouldn't get in the way of my normally
    Erik> installed Debian stuff.

    Erik> andersee@dillweed% ls /usr/local/include/gdk_imlib.h
    Erik> /usr/local/include/gdk_imlib.h

Have you tried "ls -l /usr/local/include/gdk_imlib.h", just in case
it's a dangling symlink?