Problems compiling/installing GTK+ & GLIB

[Hrothgar <hrothgar endor hsutx edu>]

hi,

i'm kinda new to linux and i'm having trouble installing gtk+ and glib.
i've downloaded both 1.1.14 versions.  i configure, make, and make install
the glib with now problem.  but configure halts because it says i don't
have glib 1.1.9 or better.

actually, i'm trying to compile gtk+ v1.1.9.  i've got the patches up to
v1.1.14.  another thing is do i have to have cvs to use the patches?

anyway, i think the problem may be that i don't have the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
or whatever set right in /etc/ld.so.conf.  can somebody tell me how i
should enter that?  i used the default prefix of /usr/local on glib
configure...

well, thanks for your time,
Cameron