configure: error: Library requirements (glib-2.0 >= 2.1.4 atk >= 1.0.1 pango >= 1.0.1) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.
[root@localhost gtk+-2.2.0]

Can anyone help me set the PKG_CONFIG_PATH env, im totally clueless. This is the error i get when trying to configure gtk.

Have you verified that the required versions of the libraries are installed? I think the standard directory for this is /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig. Does it exists? What happens when you type "pkg-config --list-all".

[root@localhost pkgconfig]# ls
glib-2.0.pc gmodule-2.0.pc gobject-2.0.pc gthread-2.0.pc

It looks like atk and pango aren't installed. Did you get them from www.gtk.org? By the way I'm assuming the directory you did the ls on was /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig, is that correct?

Ya that is correct, i even updated pkgconfig to 0.15 and it still doesnt work. Anymore ideas?.... And this is probably a stupid Q:, but how would i be able to figure out which versions of certain programs are installed into my computer?... For updated references im planning on having an added dir under usr/verref/*tar Is this a good idea?

When you said "Ya that is correct." Were you answering both of my questions or just the question about the location of the pkgconfig directory? I still don't think atk and pango are installed. I believe there should be an atk.pc and a pango.pc file in the pkgconfig directory.

Most programs support a version option. For example pkg-config --version will give you the current version of that program.

I keep the the compressed tar files in a /downloads directory because it's quicker than downloading them again if I have to re-install something. The directory can get quite big after a while so every now and then I save them on a CDRW then delete them.

Ya, i come to find out pango/atk wasnt. I'm learning so much as i go along, but for some reason pango doesnt read pkgconfig. So i made a copy of pkgconfig into the DIR it looks for it. But instead it comes up to be the error, GLIB2.1.3 found needs glib 2.2+ blah blah blah. ill list the exact errors, and what i did to install glib later, right now im on XP hehe. COUNTERSTRIKE!!!!!!!

I have the same problem....I also dont have the pango and atk listed on the /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig directory, another problem is that for installing pango I neet fontconfig, and for this one, freetype is required.....its a mess!!!!!!!!

Is there any descriptive procedure about this? Can someone help?

Are you downloading from www.gtk.org?

Ok cantrooper, I saw in your other thread you've been to the gtk site. It's been a while since I installted it but I recall that it was a pain the but and I had to install a lot of other things to get it to work. I'm downloading the latest version now and will see if I run into problems building it. I quickly reviewed the instructions and it almost looks like the real installation starts halfway down in the "Building and Testing GTK+" section. that may be where you pick up the truetype stuff.

Thanks man, ill try to do the whole thing again and Ill let you know ifr it works....I am halfway i would say, glib and atk are installed already wo problems. Pango is the one that sucks because truetype is needed.

I would have thought that since I have RH9 everything should have been included. I am installing everything on the /usr/local/Glibblah blah for example, is this correct?, or should i do something on the /opt/gtk directory?

Anyway, thanks in advance mate, any help would be greatly appreciated....

Manuel

Right now freetype seems to be the problem....I can ./configure it but wthe make and make install just throw a bunch of warnings and Install errors....I am installing it on my /usr/local directory....