Compiling gtk+-2.10.2 - can't find pangocairo package

[listbliss <listbliss the-lounge us>]

This is pretty much still an open issue as I've not seen any reported  
solutions affirmed as working... but I can't build pangocairo.
I've spent the last 3 days (including my beautiful NY weekend) trying  
to find the combination of ./configure switches or tarballs that  
builds the pangocairo that not only gtk+ needs but gnucash, which is  
my ultimate goal.
Solution are reputed that pango requires cairo to be installed but, as  
many people have reported over the years, I've got that and the pango  
installs don't perform the build of pangocairo.  I've tried old and  
new versions of pango with no luck.
someone, anyone, please post a solution (or reply directly) with any advice.

many thanks

Zoid   (listbliss the-lounge us)