Re: can't build gtk3: undefined reference to `gdk_x11_window_set_theme_variant'

[Tim Cuthbertson <tim gfxmonk net>]

> I had a similar error today when trying to build an older GTK3 than the
> one I had (git master). And I've no .la files left. Anyway, it seems
> there's been a change in symbols that libtool doesn't like.
>
> I'd suggest you remove ~/gnome-shell/install entirely, also remove
> ~/gnome-shell/source/gtk3 and run jhbuild build gnome-shell -acf.

cheers, that got me further (I think). I'm now stuck building libnotify:


Processing ./configure.ac
Running libtoolize...
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
Running gtkdocize...
Running aclocal-1.11...
configure.ac:6: warning: AC_INIT: not a literal:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libnotify
Running autoconf...
configure.ac:6: warning: AC_INIT: not a literal:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libnotify
Running autoheader...
configure.ac:6: warning: AC_INIT: not a literal:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libnotify
Running automake-1.11...
configure.ac:6: warning: AC_INIT: not a literal:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libnotify
libnotify/Makefile.am:84: HAVE_INTROSPECTION does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
libnotify/Makefile.am:117: HAVE_INTROSPECTION does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
*** Error during phase configure of libnotify: ########## Error
running ./autogen.sh --prefix /home/tim/gnome-shell/install --libdir
'/home/tim/gnome-shell/install/lib64'  --disable-static
--disable-gtk-doc  *** [1/1]


Does everybody else have this much trouble building, or am I doing
something weird?