Re: Gtk2: make install doesn't work

[goran kirra net]

Jörn,

I suspect Makefile.PL/MANIFEST etc needs updating,
it quickly break between releases. Usually you see the
errors if you do a "make dist"and then use the produced
container to do a clean "make && make test && make install" 

regards,
göran 

Jörn Reder writes:
> Hi, 
>
> I'm using the Gtk2 CVS repository, with Debian sid and Inline 0.44-2. 
> Until now I ommitted "make install" and added a correspondent library 
> path to my app. Today I tried "make install", but with no success. 
>
> According to the INSTALL file, I executed "perl Makefile.PL && make && 
> make install". 
>
> First, only Gtk2.so is installed, no .pm files. I found the shell script
> "build-blib.sh" which copies the .pm files to blib/. Then, "make 
> install" installes the .pm's. 
>
> But it still doesn't work: 
>
>   % perl
>   use Gtk2; 
>
>   Inline assumes 'Gtk2/src/Gtk2.c' is a filename, and that file does not exist.
>   at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0/Gtk2/_config.pm line 53
>   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0/Gtk2/_config.pm line 53.
>         ...propagated at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0/Gtk2/Gtk2.pm line 13.
>   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0/Gtk2/Gtk2.pm line 13.
>   Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 3.
>         ...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.8.0/base.pm line 20.
>   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0/Gtk2.pm line 15.
>   Compilation failed in require at - line 1.
>   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at - line 1. 
>
> In the build directory it works, make test doesn't report any problem. 
>
> What I'm doing wrong? 
>
> Another issue regarding the build process: first I did a "cvs update" 
> and executed "perl Makefile.PL && make && make test". Some files were 
> compiled, most non-changed versions not (which is good, because 
> compilation take a lot of time ;). But "make test" complained about some
> internal version mismatches (sorry can't remember the error messages 
> more exactly), so need to use a fresh checkout. 
>
> What's the best way to rebuild Gtk2 after a "cvs update" without 
> compiling the whole stuff again? 
>
> Thanks, 
>
> Joern