Re: libgnomecanvas problem

[Archit Baweja <bighead users sourceforge net>]

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Hi

Darrell Blake <darrell blake virgin net> writes:

> I'm trying to install gnome2 on slackware 8.1 and am getting a little annoyed 
> about a problem I've got. When it comes to installing libgnomecanvas I'm 
> getting the following error...
> 
> checking for pkg-config... /usr/local/bin/pkg-config
> checking for gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.3 libart-2.0 >= 2.3.8 pango >= 1.0.1 pangoft2 >= 
> 1.0.1... Package pangoft2 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `pangoft2.pc'
> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
> No package 'pangoft2' found
> 
> configure: error: Library requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.3 libart-2.0 >= 2.3.8 
> pango >= 1.0.1 pangoft2 >= 1.0.1) not met; consider adjusting the 
> PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard 
> prefix so pkg-config can find them.

Do you have the freetype2 header files installed too (or in RH like system the
*-devel.*.rpm file, but ur using Slackware :-)

> I've got freetype2 installed. I've got pango installed. I've tried 
> "./configure -enable-ft2" and "./configure -enable-pangoft2" with pango but 

You forgot the "double dash" (i.e. --) for options. So it should be
./configure --enable-ft2 --enable-pangoft2.

I think ./configure --help should list out the supported options.

Hope that helps.
Archit Baweja
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