Re: [gtkmm] syntax error near unexpected token `PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTKMM, gtkmm-2.4)

[Cedric Gustin <cedric gustin swing be>]

Ramon Francisco Lopez Osuna wrote:
> Hi everybody, excuse me, I have a doubt about an issue I get when try to 
> compile a very simple app made with Glade, that consist in a window with 
> only one button [without signals, just for testing porpouses] and the 
> first time I try to compile the app I get this error:

> ./configure: line 18100: syntax error near unexpected token 
> `PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTKMM,gtkmm-2.4'
> ./configure: line 18100: `PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTKMM,gtkmm-2.4 >= 2.4.8,,'
>
> I dont know why I got this error [well, in fact, I believe its a 
> pkg-config problem, but everthing seems good]. Please, if somebody knows 
> how fix it, I really aprecciate the help. I use WinXP with MingW in GCC 
> 3.4.2, the lastest GTK and GTKMM developer packages 
> gtk-win32-devel-2.4-rc24.exe and gtkmm-devel-2.4.8-2.exe. and, by the 
> way, I try compiling an app [the same in fact] but with GTK+ and it 
> compile perfectly even with the gettext option checked. Well, thanks for 
> take your time for read this and forgive me for the spelling, Im no so 
> good at english.

I suppose you use msys...

Set ACLOCAL_FLAGS to "-I $GTK_BASEPATH\\share\\aclocal"

configure needs to know about some macros that are defined in the pkg.m4 
file.

Cedric