Hi guys

This is probablt such a newbie questions as I have only just migrated to Linux.

I just installed Mandrake 10, as I thought i would get a bit of experience of programming on different OS's other than Windows, but I'm having some serious 'issues' with it, that must be my fault... If anyone can point out where I am going wrong it would be more than helpful Heres the deal (I am doing all these commands as root btw)...

First of I downloaded anjuta-1.2.1 (not the latest one because the rpm didnt exist for Mandrake... does this matter?), and ran it. It says i need libglade2[>=2.0.0] (I qssume this means version 2.0.0 or greater?)

SO I downloaded libglade2.0.1 (using ./configure i assume this can be run from a folder on the desktop?) but this needed libxml2 >= 2.4.1, atk >= 1.0.0 and gtk+ >= 2.0.0. So off I went...

Libxml 2.6.11 rmp wouldnt install because it conflicted with packaged in libxml2-utils-2.6.6.

atk 1.6.1 installed fine...

Installing gtk+ 2.4.4 gave the errors glib >= 2.4.0 needed, atk >= 1.0.1 needed and pango >= 1.4.0.

But i just installed atk 1.6.1 so why cant it find it?!?! This is the same when I install glib 2.4.4... It instals fine, but then nothing can find it...

The outputs talk about PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and changing tit so pkg_config can find the libraries... How do I do that? And will that solve my problems?

I knew Linux wouldnt be as easy to set up as other OS's, but to be honest, if this problem isn't my doing, then its crazy. Am i going to have to go though steps like these when I install anything... I'd like to program on Linux, not have to fix it every 5 seconds.

Anyway, any help would be appreciated
Thanks

Daisy

You are having problems with dependencies. You should install packages with urpmi. Go to the following page http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php and follow the instructions on how to setup urpmi sources for the Mandrake version you are running. Once your sources have been setup, use the Mandrake Control Center to install packages and all dependencies should be resolved for you when you select a program to install. You will also need to occassionally update your urpmi sources so that they use the latest packages.

I also have this problem. I have set up sources with urpmi -- the easy urpmi page. THen when I goto the MCC and goto install let's say JUK -- there is a dependancy error.

If I goto terminal, su, urpmi juk -- it just says everything is already installed. But in my list of apps using MCC install -- I see that I can update juk -- but it won't because of a needed file.

machiner

I think you may need to update the urpmi sources. The option is in the software section of the control panel.

Look at the configure-output more closely ...

It's probably just that PKG_CONFIG_PATH
only points at where Mandy puts files by default,
but if you compile from source and you don't change
the prefix they'll end up in /usr/local ...

Try something like
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig

I don't know where your .pc files live (where MDK stores them),
have a look at
locate \.pc | egrep -v pc.+
to determine where they live ...


Cheers,
Tink

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