Re: GTK Install Problem (..Xft backend is required)

[Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>]

Hi,

Tim Johnson <tim johnsons-web com> writes:

> More problems with contingencies here. :-)
> When running configure for gtk+-2.3.0 (on RH 9.0):
> I get the following config error message
> 
> "
> Pango 1.2.0 and Xft backend is required for x11 target
> "
> 
> Pange 1.2.5 is installed. Below is snipped from pango.pc
> ########################################################
> pango_module_version=1.2.0
> 
> Name: Pango
> Description: Internationalized text handling
> Version: 1.2.5
> ########################################################
> Paths
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib
> 
> and it looks like Xft shared objects are at /usr/X11R6/lib
> Does this mean that GTK wants pango 1.2.0 instead of 1.2.5?

No, it explicitely wants pangoxft, at least for the X11 target. So
you will have to make sure that Pango was compiled with the Xft
backend. There should be a pangoxft.pc file.


Sven