Hi

First, when I tried to install pygtk 2.2.0, it told me that it was needed glib-2.2 or greater.
I installed glib-2.4, and tried again to install pygtk.

Then, it told me something like pkgconfig had returned glib-2.4, but glib-2.0.6 was found. It suggested to remove 2.0.6 (I don't know how to do that), or update /etc/ld.so.conf, or check for PKG_CONFIG_PATH

PKG_CONFIG_PATH was pointing on /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig, and there was four files of glib stuff in this directory. But there was also older glib stuff in /usr/lib/pkgconfig, with a lot of other things.

So, I have tried :

# export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/pkgconfig , and installed again glib-2.4, so that librairies come in the good directory.

But the four glib files went again in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig, and, in fact, during the make install of glib, it was said :

. . .

Libraries have been installed in:
/usr/local/lib

. . .

And pygtk installation does not find any up-to-date glib, now !


I'm lost !

The ld.so.conf is very basic. Each line points to a directory that has library or shared files to be loaded in memory. Just add /usr/local/lib on a new line in /etc/ld.so.conf. Then type ldconfig or if you want to see what is ldconfig is doing type "ldconfig -v". You will have to login as su or root to edit /etc/ld.so.conf and to run ldconfig.

You can make a symbolic link to point /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig to /usr/lib/pkgconfig. First you will have to move the files in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig to /usr/lib/pkgconfig. Then you can make a symbolic link. To do this type "ln -vfs /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig /usr/lib/pkgconfig". If you type "ls -l /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig it should be pointing to /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig". Again you will have to login as su or root to do this.

You will have to specify the path that has glib-2.4 headers when you run ./configure for pygtk 2.2.0. If you have compiled glib-2.0.6. Go into the source directory where you compiled from and do "make uninstall" as su or root.

I do not know why people have not tried posting something because it is a little simple especially the /etc/ld.so.conf file.