I recently installed giFT and everything resulted ok, I think. But when I tried to install the FastTrack Protocol, I got a missing library announcement.

configure: error: Library requirements (libgift >= 0.10.0) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.

I did a search and I do have a directory called libgift @ /usr/local/include . I did a "PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/include" but it doesn't work :P

I have googled and looked through many forums and FAQs but without any luck. What can I do? Is there any program I can download? Could someone please help me?

I really appreciate your help! Thank you very much for your support.

try: PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig

hm... it didn't work but yeah you can find 'libgift.pc' there. Does anyone know where pkg-config stores its search path?

typing:

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig

will work. But remember, it only works for that session, so loging in as a different user, shuting down, using a different terminal makes it "forget it"

hm... well... it did work but when I *make* it I get more errors. I will try redownloading again.

But now... I had the same problem with the frontend for giFT called giFToxic. I managed to install it correctly but when I run it I get the following error:

[joseamuniz@localhost giFT-FastTrack]$ giFToxic
giFToxic: error while loading shared libraries: libgift.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

So I have three questions:

a) Where can I find information on what the export command does (I tried the manual but there is hardly any information for it) (I want to understand why the export command made it work)

b) What can I be doing wrong in the installation of the FastTrack plugin (I get the following errors when *make*ing it.

fst_download.c: In function `gift_cb_download_stop':
fst_download.c:41: structure has no member named `data'
fst_download.c:47: structure has no member named `data'
fst_download.c: In function `gift_cb_source_remove':
fst_download.c:68: structure has no member named `data'
fst_download.c:74: structure has no member named `data'
fst_download.c: In function `fst_download_create':
fst_download.c:108: structure has no member named `data'
fst_download.c: In function `fst_download_free':
fst_download.c:125: structure has no member named `data'
fst_download.c: In function `download_error_gift':
fst_download.c:389: structure has no member named `data'
fst_download.c: At top level:
fst_download.c:444: warning: `download_calc_xferuid' defined but not used
make[3]: *** [libFastTrack_la-fst_download.lo] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/joseamuniz/Linux_related/Music/giFT-FastTrack/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/joseamuniz/Linux_related/Music/giFT-FastTrack/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/joseamuniz/Linux_related/Music/giFT-FastTrack'
make: *** [all] Error 2

c) What can I do to solve the problem that prevents me from launching giFToxic?

Thank you very much for your attention. I really appreciate your time and help very much.

Saludos paisa.


I got the same error trying to compile the giFT gnutella and open FT plugins,also with giFTcurs. Installing giFT on my Mandrake 9.1 was ok, but it's imposible to compile any giFT plugin/GUI.

Maybe downloading and installing via CVS helps, but i can't compile the cvs version cause it says me about a missing "ltdl" ?_?
Any ideas?

Visiting some forums, it seems like a tipic mandrake problem.

checking for libgift >= 0.10.0... Package libgift was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libgift.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'libgift' found

configure: error: Library requirements (libgift >= 0.10.0) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.

Please, let me know if you find a solution.

Loki

I'm having the exact same problem. However, I'm using slackware. Anyone find a way around this yet? From what I've seen, it looks like a nice program, if it works. I can run gift-setup, but when I run giftd I get this:

And I get the same errors as you stated above for when I try compiling.

It seems i can compile and install everything fine, giFTcurs gift and my protocoll plugins but when i run giftd it gives me the same error as yours. i came here for help. hope some turns up soon, on my 9.1 install everything went fine. i am now running 10.1. nothing fancy, full install, no 2.6 series kernel or anything, bare.i image n everything, extremely basic setup running fluxbox 0.9.12 as wm.