./configure can't find gtk+

ELconkestador · 10-24-2005, 01:19 AM

I use SuSE 10 and I've been trying to get all my programs and plugins working correctly, but have been having some trouble. Whenever I try to run ./configure for almost anything i get an error along the lines of this:

*** Could not run GTK test program, checking why...
*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for the
*** exact error that occured. This usually means GTK was incorrectly installed
*** or that you have moved GTK since it was installed. In the latter case, you
*** may want to edit the gtk-config script: /usr/bin/gtk-config
configure: error: *** GTK+ >= 1.2.2 not installed - please install first ***

however I do have GTK+ installed, as rpm -qa | grep gtk+ gives me

gtk+-devel-1.2.10-15
gtk+-1.2.10-15

and gtk-config --version gives me

1.2.10

I can't figure out what the deal with this is. If anyone could help me out I would appreceate it.

Thanks
-Aaron

freakyg · 10-24-2005, 06:40 AM

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Originally posted by ELconkestador

configure: error: *** GTK+ >= 1.2.2 not installed - please install first ***

I can't figure out what the deal with this is.

it's right there in front of your nose..................it needs gtk 1.2.2

the version you have installled is..............gtk 1.2.10

Komakino · 10-24-2005, 07:36 AM

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Originally posted by freakyg
it's right there in front of your nose..................it needs gtk 1.2.2

the version you have installled is..............gtk 1.2.10

No, right there in front of his nose it says >= 1.2.2. That's GREATER THAN or equal to 1.2.2. 1.2.10 is certainly greater than 1.2.2.

ELconkestador · 10-24-2005, 10:22 AM

exactly! so any ideas?

bobbens · 10-24-2005, 02:49 PM

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Originally posted by ELconkestador
exactly! so any ideas?

it might not find it, so try using ./configure --help and see if there are options to point it towards the files, then you just point it and it should work. It might be looking for them in the wrong place (usually happens when you try to compile programs that where programmed with another distro in mind when yours differs slightly). I remember having the same problem when compiling the wacom driver.

Widgeteye · 10-24-2005, 05:36 PM

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tkedwards · 10-24-2005, 07:01 PM

You need to install the -devel packages for gtk through YAST. I don't know about Suse but on Mandriva they are named

Code:

libgtk+1.2-devel 
and
libgtk+2.0_0-devel

If you just go into Yast and search for gtk you should see the right packages.