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I have configured and installed glib 2.6.0 but it doesn't add the pc files to the pkg folder so that other programs would find it. It says in the readme that I sould set the pkg config path to the directory where the base files are and the run the couple of commands listed in the readme. My problem is that I don't know how to set the pkg config path. Please describe it as detailed as you can because I don't too much about linux.
Errr...it should install them no matter what.
but to set the path:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH (this sets /usr/local/lib to the beginning of the path)
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/usr/local/lib (this sets /usrlocal/lib to the end of the path)
When you run "make install" it installs (or should) the file in the prefix's pkgconfig folder whether it is in the path or not. Where are you installing glib at ( as in /usr/, /usr/local, etc...)
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