Re: installing gtk+-1.2.0

[Sudharshan S <sudharsh gmail com>]

> Dear GTKers,
> 
> I've been having trouble compiling GTK+ apps for some time now.
> ./configure always goes through its regular motions until:
> 
> checking for GLIB - version >= 1.2.2... yes
> checking for gtk-config... no
> checking for GTK - version >= 1.2.0... no
> *** The gtk-config script installed by GTK could not be found
> *** If GTK was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in
> *** your path, or set the GTK_CONFIG environment variable to the
> *** full path to gtk-config.
> configure: error: Test for GTK failed.
> 
> My version is gtk+-1.2.0.  My glib is glib-1.2.2.  I
> have no file called gtk-config, nor does it seem to exist in any
> distributions of GTK+ whose list of files I've read on RPMfind.  I'd
> be
> very obliged if you could sort me out on this.
> 
> Keep up the great work, and thanks,
> Uma.

You have the GTK runtime but not the development package, If you are
gonna install something from source, make sure you got the required
headers installed first..Install gtk-devel or whatever according to your
distribution. gtk-config will be provided by this package.

regards
Sudharshan S
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