[Fwd: Re: problem building glib on linux]

[Steve Kelem <skelem elementcxi com>]

Matthias Clasen said the following on 07/12/2005 10:12 AM:

> On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 09:59 -0700, Steve Kelem wrote:
>  
>
> > Steve Kelem said the following on 07/11/2005 10:30 PM:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > I'm trying to compile the latest cvs version of glib on SuSE linux 9.3
> > > with pango 1.9.0
> > > with cairo & libpixman from the latest cvs.
> > >      
> > 1. There's no "configure".
> > 2. If I run autogen.sh, it complains:
> >
> > You must have automake 1.7.x installed to compile GLib.
> > Install the appropriate package for your distribution,
> > or get the source tarball at http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
> >
> > % automake --version
> > automake (GNU automake) 1.9.5
> > Written by Tom Tromey <tromey redhat com>.
> >
> > Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> > %
> >
> >
> > I edited autogen.sh to use automake-1.9, and get the following messages:
> >    
>
> Why do you complain then ? It told you it needs automake 1.7.
>  

Really?  It requires an old version of automake?   I don't see that in 
INSTALL: Requirements.
Grumble grumble....I'll hunt it down.  Which one?  1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 
1.7.3, ... 1.7.9?
I wonder what /else/ I will need...

I'm not so much complaining, but pointing out for the developers that it 
isn't seamless for anyone not
working in the thick of things.  I really want to get my real work 
done.  I really want to get gnucash working.
I really want to get away from Micros**t, which I had viewed as a pain 
in the ***.
Okay, I am complaining...but I hope in a way that will get some 
clarifications to make it easier for me and others
to be able to use this software.  I'm trying to help improve the product
from and end-user's view.

Steve

Okay, I installed automake-1.7-9, and it still doesn't work.  I get the
same result.  What should I try next?

Steve


Steve