Path_pkg_config
 

hi guys

i've installed liboil 0.3.6 but garnome doesn't find it in the pkg-config path. how can i add it manually???

You need to find "liboil.pc" or "oil.pc" and put that path in PKG_CONFIG_PATH.

Try this command:

$ find / -name "*oil*.pc"

Record where any files are found and put the path to the file in PKG_CONFIG_PATH:

$ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:{/path/to/liboil.pc}

Then re-run your configure of garnome.

Peace...

Just a side note to add to the post by tomdkat, which will work fine:

You can usually specify the PKG_CONFIG_PATH variable on the command line, and pass it to the configure script. I've never had a package that didn't have the *.pc file in either /usr/lib/pkgconfig or /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig, although that's certainly not a guarantee. Anyway, if the needed file is in one of the two spots I mentioned, then most software will be fine with
which will search for the package in those directories, in said order.

Or you can set the environment variable as stated.