gaim compile problem

moshambo · 07-24-2005, 09:39 AM

Hi everyone,

When i try to install gaim th ./configure script said that i didn't have glib 2.0 > installed.
so i installed glib 2.6.0. All went well with no problems. Now when i try ti configure gaim i get the error:

Quote:

checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0...
*** 'pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0' returned 2.6.1, but GLIB (2.6.0)
*** was found! If pkg-config was correct, then it is best
*** to remove the old version of GLib. You may also be able to fix the error
*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing
*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is
*** required on your system.
*** If pkg-config was wrong, set the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH
*** to point to the correct configuration files
no
configure: error:
*** GLib 2.0 is required to build Gaim; please make sure you have the GLib
*** development headers installed. The latest version of GLib is
*** always available at http://www.gtk.org/.

Have looked in ld.so.conf and didn't see anything,

The file is listed below,

Quote:

/usr/local/lib
/usr/X11R6/lib
/usr/i486-slackware-linux/lib
/opt/kde/lib
/usr/lib/qt/lib

I'm not really sure about the LD_LIBRARY_PATH or pkg-config.

I'm at a bit of a loose end here. Any help would be greatly recieved.

Moshambo

namish · 07-24-2005, 12:34 PM

It seems that the older version of Glib is still being used, not the newer version.

I looked at my /etc/ld.so.conf and had the same thing, so I don't think that file is the problem.

What does

Code:

echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

show?

If your newer version of glib isn't in that directory, you need to put it there.

moshambo · 07-24-2005, 01:00 PM

Hello again,

Quote:

What does

Code:

echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

show?

Executing this command in the shell gives this result.

Code:

root@david:~# echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

root@david:~#

I take it as meaning that i have no $LD_LIBRARY_PATH set.
Is it possibe to set it to point to my glib2.6.0 directory if so how is this done?

Thanks for your patience.

Moshambo

namish · 07-24-2005, 01:33 PM

You can set it by doing this:

Code:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/your/lib/directory

moshambo · 07-25-2005, 04:24 AM

After doing a bit more digging, i found that i have glib already installed
on my system using KPackage. tried to uninstall it and then reinstall using KPackage
but just keep getting the same error message. I am still unsure as to what directory i
should set $LD_LIBRARY_PATH to. Do you think i should just uninstall glib using
KPackage and do a make clean and just start all over again?

Moshambo

namish · 07-25-2005, 03:12 PM

It may be easier to install glib (in a logical place) from source and then just make clean. Then check and see what your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to. If it's set to anything, and your glib isn't there, move it there. If $LD_LIBRARY_PATH isn't set to anything, set it to glib's parent directory. Then try installing gaim.

moshambo · 07-26-2005, 05:30 AM

Thanks for the info, i'll try that later ans let you know how i get on.

moshambo

moshambo · 07-27-2005, 06:10 AM

Still no success even after uninstalling the package and recompiling from source, have
followed all the instructions with the source. ahh well think i'll just lay a fresh slack on my hd!!!