Trying to compile gphoto-suite, problems with POPT_CFLAGS and POPT_LIBS
 

Hi --
I'm trying to install a program from a tar.bz2 archive, which is a big step for me.
I couldn't find the program gphoto-suite-2.3.1 as an rpm, so I decided to take the plunge and install the tar. I'm having a little success in that I've downloaded the software, navigated to the proper directory, extracted the tar, navigated to the new gphoto-suite directory and began compiling.
Then the compiling stopped because of this error: "Set POPT_CFLAGS and POPT_LIBS correctly." I don't know what this is asking me to do.
I thought I might need to have the proper gphoto-suite library installed, so I extracted the libgphoto2-2.4.1 library but when I tried to "cd" to it's folder and compile it, I kept getting the message that there was no such folder (even though I see it when I navigate to it from the desktop -- via gui). So I'm now at an impasse.
I need to know:
What I have to do to "Set POPT_CFLAGS and POPT_LIBS correctly;" and
Is the libgphoto folder that I extracted a directory and if so, should
I follow the same procedures you do with other tar archives -- compiling/making/make-installing?
By the way, all the terminology is new to me, so please break things down as much as you can.

Thanks a lot.

It turns out that gphoto2 is available in the Mandriva software repository as an rpm. The file gphoto2-2.4.0-2mdv2008.1.i586.rpm can be found at
ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/man.../main/release/

Since your post indicates that you would be happy to install from an rpm file if one were available then I expect that this will provide an acceptable answer rather than explain how to fix compiler errors.

It was a bit of a struggle finding this because I don't have Mandriva so I could not use the Mandriva software manager to browse the repository. This is how I found it.

First, as always, I searched google.com for the phrase mandriva software repository. The result included the page
http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Bas...oving_software.

I scanned that page looking for a link to a Mandriva software repository. This was not successful but I found this page instead.
http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Policies/SoftwareMedia

Eventually I found the page on the Mandriva main web site that lists mirror sites. I told it that I wanted a list of mirrors in the United States and I was presented with such a list. I looked at one of the sites that indicates that it uses the ftp protocol. Then I used the "find on this page" feature of Firefox to search for gphoto.

That's how I found the rpm file for gphoto2 in the Mandriva software repository. It was not as straightforward as I would have liked but I managed to find it.

Now you have been taught how to fish. You need never go hungry again. :)

Still Mandriva 2007 ?? There are some 'gphoto's here :
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat...h=gphoto2&dist[]=64&dist[]=54&dist[]=32&dist[]=7&dist[]=63&dist[]=49&dist[]=45&dist[]=17&dist[]=46&dist[]=48&dist[]=23&dist[]=39&dist[]=24&dist[]=50&dist[]=0&field[]=1&field[]=4
and libgphoto2 ...
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat...h=gphoto2&dist[]=64&dist[]=54&dist[]=32&dist[]=7&dist[]=63&dist[]=49&dist[]=45&dist[]=17&dist[]=46&dist[]=48&dist[]=23&dist[]=39&dist[]=24&dist[]=50&dist[]=0&field[]=1&field[]=2

And about compiling : you probably need to install 'libpopt0-devel' or similar.
( Hence the "..and POPT_LIBS correctly;" .. I'd guess. )

The extracting thing : 'cd tmp' ( the /home/"user"/tmp )
'tar jxvf(or zxvf if tar.gz) ../"path-to-.tar.bz2-archive" '
cd libgphoto...
'./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-drivers=ptp2,canon'
( or your preferred options )
'make' 'su' # 'make install'

'libusb' and 'libexif' are recommended too, see INSTALL.

Good Luck !
P.S.: May be you can find a repo for Mandriva 2007 too,
like stress_junkie found for 2008.

Thanks for both of the replys -- I'll happily try these things!