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I'm trying to install gnome-libs, since I'm getting this error when running configure, trying to install grip:
checking for gnome-config... no
checking for gnomeConf.sh file in /usr/local/lib... not found
configure: error: Could not find the gnomeConf.sh file that is generated by gnome-libs install
And I am getting some make errors compiling gnome-libs that are just bizarre. I am trying to compile the source for version 1.2.9, since that is the latest I found anywhere. The make errors are here.
On a side note, why the hell is gnome-libs not included with slack? I have ALL the gnome packages installed.
Not sure about the errors, but did you do a custom install and miss them? Because I've got gnomelibs coming out my ears. And it's not in a .tgz on your CDs?
And yes, I did a custom install. I'm pretty sure I have all the gnome packages installed though. Did they hide gnome-libs somewhere in Slack 9, in another package?
Hm. My mistake, maybe. It's specifically 'gnome-libs'? I don't seem to have that either. I've got lots of gnome-this and that and lots of libgnome this and that, including libgnome-2.2.0.1 but I don't see a 'gnome-lib'.
What did you need it for? I don't really run Gnome but I probably run some apps that need Gnome libraries and never noticed anything missing.
well like I said I was trying to compile grip. Maybe since it was a gnome 1.4 app I need to install gnome-libs 1.4, instead of 1.2.9 (duh)? I found it on the Slack 8.1 mirrors.
It looks like it worked, I got past that error in the configure script. Now I am missing something else, lol, but it should be easy to find. I'll post back here if I have anymore problems, but I doubt I will.
Well, you're welcome, but I didn't *do* anything. Glad it's working out. I have had better luck with adding to the system with Slack than with any other distro.
well like I said I was trying to compile grip. Maybe since it was a gnome 1.4 app I need to install gnome-libs 1.4, instead of 1.2.9 (duh)? I found it on the Slack 8.1 mirrors.
Yes, you need the gnome libs (v1.xx) from Slackware 8.1.
You can find them either on the CD-ROMs of Slack 8.1 or through the Internet mirrors.
Here are some more information (I had the same problems a while ago, with a different app):
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