RE: [gtk+-2.6.7] configure problem

[stian nixia no]

 > Most packages (like glib, gtk, etc) requires the use of GNU make, instead
> of inborn make. So I downloaded GNU make 3.80 and compiled, installed into
> /usr/local/bin. And to use it conveniently, I made a symbolic link "ln -s
> /usr/local/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake". But when I typed "gmake" in the
> package's src folder, it tolde me "gmake: Command not found".
>
> I "echo $PATH", just to confirm "/usr/bin" and "/usr/local/bin" are all in
> my working path.
>
> So why doesn't it work as expected?

You're synlink is somehow broken. ls -las /usr/bin/gmake will reveal this.
Or the shell hash (cache of where executable files are located) are a bit
to aggressive. Try hash  or  hash --help  to see what you can find.

Stian Skjelstad