Re: What do I need?

["Ian Truelsen" <ian ihtruelsen 2y net>]

Dave Reed writes: 

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> > I want to try some gtk programming. I installed the gtk+ and gtk+-devel 
> > packages from the RedHat 7.2 distro. When I try to compile the simple 
> > example in the tutorial, I get errors that the widgets cannot be found.  
> >
> > Do I need to uninstall the gtk+ packages from RedHat and install the 
> > tarball, or is there something else that I need to install that will get me 
> > the widgets?  
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> I think I answered this on the redhat list earlier this week :-) 
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> 7.2 has everything you need. Tell us exactly what you are doing and
> someone will tell you what you're doing wrong. :-) 
>
> Dave

It was the back-ticks in the compile command that got me. I always get 
caught out by that. 

Thanks to all who responded. I will now bow my head in shame. 

Ian. 

Ian Truelsen
Masters program in Philosophy
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
BA (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Email: ian ihtruelsen 2y net 

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