Re: Installing gtk+-2.0.9 with Xfree86-4.2.99.1

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Byron Stanoszek <gandalf winds org> writes:

> I'm having a little trouble compiling gtk+-2.0.9 with a Xfree86 cvs version
> from a couple of months ago (4.2.99.1), and I get the following error during
> configure:
> 
> ...

[...]

> checking X11/Xft/XftFreetype.h usability... no
> checking X11/Xft/XftFreetype.h presence... no
> checking for X11/Xft/XftFreetype.h... no
> configure: error: pangoxft Pango backend found, but Xft not found
> 

> total 20
>   12 -r--r--r--    1 root     root        11255 Dec 11 20:47 Xft.h
>    8 -r--r--r--    1 root     root         5358 Dec 11 20:47 XftCompat.h
> 
> Pango-1.0.5 compiled successfully, with part of its configure output reading
> like:
[....]

To use the new Xft2 version XFree86 CVS, you need to use the 
1.1.x branch of Pango; Pango-1.0.5 will ignore Xft2.

Most likely your pangoxft.pc file is a leftover from a previous
Pango install, which is why GTK+ says that it doesn't match
your Xft installation.

Regards,
                                        Owen