Re: Problem with GTK+, installing?

[Olexiy Avramchenko <ath beast stu cn ua>]

Ralph M. Los wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 	I'm new to linux so when I installed my Mandrake system, I was
> expecting somewhat of an easier time than this.
>
> 	Essentially, what has happened is that I installed gtk+-1.2.9
> (from source via the make utilities) and glib-1.2.8 as well
> (necessary!).  I am trying to desparately compile a package which
> requirs GTK support, and am getting a "gtk/gtk.h : File not found".
> When I do a locate gtk.h it appears in the /usr/local/include directory.
gtk+-1.2 comes with gtk-config tool (shell script). It must be located 
(in your
case) in "/usr/local/bin". Read its manual or just start 'gtk-config 
--cflags --libs'
it will show the location of gtk+-1.2 headers and libraries. If smth looks
wrong you always can edit it. Use that tool to compile your program.

> I also copied it to /usr/local/lib with no avail.  Yes, ld.so.conf has
> the path to the gtk/gtk.h file(s), but this doesn't appear to be
> working.
Read manual for ldconfig - ld.so.conf contains the path for ldconfig 
utility -
not include pathes. In the "/usr/local/lib" the libraries live. You must not
copy header files there.

By the way, if you compiled gtk+-1.2 from sources you can take a look at
"gtk+-1.2.9/examples" directory - its full of examples, each of them has
a makefile.

Olexiy