cairo installation error

jaepi · 05-08-2008, 03:33 AM

Hello there, I'm installing cairo 1.6.4 to my ubuntu because it is a requirement so that I can install gtk+. My problem is, while executing ./configure, it gives me this reply

Code:

configure: error: Request PNG backend could not be enabled

Any suggestions? Thanks!

weibullguy · 05-08-2008, 04:39 AM

Do you have libpng and libpng-dev installed?

jaepi · 05-08-2008, 05:17 AM

Idk if i have...Mostly, uhmmm, I think none. Have to install it first?

jaepi · 05-08-2008, 05:20 AM

I just checked it, I think I have libpng installed.

weibullguy · 05-08-2008, 10:10 AM

libpng is just the runtime files. You'll need to install libpng12-dev (I think that's what it's called on Ubuntu) to get the development files. You need the development files to build cairo against libpng and, IIRC, libpng is a required dependency.

snowman81 · 05-08-2008, 10:11 AM

Can't you just use synaptic and let it do dependencies for you?

shaymaa · 06-08-2008, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weibullguy

libpng is just the runtime files. You'll need to install libpng12-dev (I think that's what it's called on Ubuntu) to get the development files. You need the development files to build cairo against libpng and, IIRC, libpng is a required dependency.

rename direcotry of libpng-version to libpng
$mv -R libpng-version/ libpng/

this may solve your problem