[SOLVED] GTK+ 3.0.x upgrade fails under compilation (Slackware 13.38 64-bit)

Bindestreck · 08-10-2011, 10:14 AM

Hi,

I try to compile the newest version of GTK+ (3.0.12). I followed the guide from http://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stab...-building.html. I have tried to compile all version from 3.0.x to 3.0.12, however the result gives same error.

I have also compiled the current versions of GLib, atk, pango, gdk-pixbuf but without any problem (I first removed all the old ones via pkgtool).

Now, to the error I get from compiling GTK+ 3.0.x is:

Code:

/bin/grep: /usr/lib64/libgobject-2.0.la: No such file or directory
/bin/sed: can't read /lib64/libgobject-2.0.la: No such file or directory
libtool: link: '/usr/lib64/libgobject-2.0.la' is not a valid libtool archive
...
make: *** [all] error 2

Any clue on what my problem is?

*EDIT: And of course, I use Slackware 13.37 and NOT 13.38 ...

*EDIT2: And yes, I have libgobject installed...

ponce · 08-10-2011, 10:19 AM

it seems something has gone wrong in your building glib2: substitute yours (uninstall it) with the stock one and try again.

Bindestreck · 08-10-2011, 10:27 AM

Ah, I think the problem is that my *.la -file is not located at /usr/lib64/, but in /opt/gtk/lib. But I thought it would find it when I configured with:

./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk

Shouldnt "make" then install it under that direction? However, where can I change so make look into /opt/gtk/lib when searching for libgobject.-2.0.la file? Sorry, but Im a bit noobish about compiling programs...

ponce · 08-10-2011, 10:36 AM

I could advise not to complicate your life choosing a non-standard prefix, at least at first...

but I cannot suggest much more than that: if you follow that way, basically you're on your own

if can help, I tried to adapt Pat's gtk+2.SlackBuild for gtk+3, following Steve Kennedy's work for gnomeslackbuils.org, you can find it here

http://cgit.ponce.cc/slackbuilds/com...43abc423da7904

you should have no problems installing it in /usr, as it's made to live beside gtk+2, it does not substitute it (just a few gtk apps support +3 at the moment).

ponce · 08-10-2011, 12:25 PM

ah, two hints come to mind.
maybe can help:
- setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH, LDFLAGS and --libdir when you run gtk+3 configure;
- installing libraries (glib2 and the others too) in $PREFIX/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX can be more portable.

Bindestreck · 08-10-2011, 01:20 PM

Ok, I solved it with a "dirty" solution:

I installed the dependencies for GTK+ on /usr. I copied all /usr/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc to /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig and /usr/lib64/pkgconfig. I then added /usr/local/lib/ and /usr/lib/ to PKG_CONFIG_PATH permanently through /etc/profile.

I then did a default ./configure and then make, however, same problem occured with same error!

Ok, I became more dirty and sick of this and then copied all *.la -files from /usr/lib to /usr/lib64. And also added all libraries to my ld.so.conf:

bash-4.1$ cat /etc/ld.so.conf
/usr/local/lib
/usr/x86_64-slackware-linux/lib
/usr/lib64/seamonkey
/usr/lib
/usr/lib64

and executed ldconfig. I then tried to compile again, and voila, the compilation worked!

I check what GTK versions are found by:

bash-4.1# pkg-config --modversion gtk+
1.2.10
bash-4.1# pkg-config --modversion gtk+-2.0
2.24.5
bash-4.1# pkg-config --modversion gtk+-3.0
3.0.12

and everything seems fine.

Nevertheless, thanks for your time and help ponce!

ponce · 08-10-2011, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eXpander_

and everything seems fine.

lol