installing gtk3.0 for use with eclipse c++ projects

zeshanuk · 01-11-2016, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norobro

@zeshanuk - from the command line use the following:

Code:

$ g++ -o window gtkwindow.cpp $(pkg-config --libs --cflags gtk-3.0)

That's shell command substitution.

I can't help you with eclipse. Never used it.

ok, after running your cmd i get:

Code:

zeshan@Debian:~/workspace/chat client$ g++ -o window gtkwindow.cpp $(pkg-config --libs --cflags gtk-3.0)
Package gtk-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk-3.0' found
gtkwindow.cpp:7:21: fatal error: gtk/gtk.h: No such file or directory
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
                     ^
compilation terminated.
zeshan@Debian:~/workspace/chat client$

zeshanuk · 01-11-2016, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

when I was following that instructions on that page I posted

g++: error: pkg-config

Code:

Click on Add... button and enter this repository: Name="Marketplace" and Location="http://download.eclipse.org/mpc/indigo/".


Select the "Marketplace client" and install it. Restart the eclipse IDE when needed.

Now you have Marketplace available, so lets use it. We need a tool called Pkg-config to configure all the GTK+ v3 libraries in our project.

Open again the Help menu and select the new "Eclipse Marketplace..." option. In the search bar, type the text "pkg-config" and you should get a screen like this:
 

This is the pkg-config tool for Eclipse. Press the button "Install" and restart the IDE when needed.

The pkg-config errored out saying it could not resolve what ever it was trying to do to get it installed on my install of Debian in VirtualBox ... that part is missing in order to do gtk3 in eclipse

best bet google hunt for debian pkg-config for eclipse gtk3

hi i have downloaded marketplace client but stuck on pkg-config now as you......any more ideas?

norobro · 01-11-2016, 03:37 PM

Sorry I just copied/pasted your command line. If you look back at post #7 where you did pkg-config --list-all you will see that it should be gtk+-3.0:

Code:

$ g++ -o window gtkwindow.cpp $(pkg-config --libs --cflags gtk+-3.0)

zeshanuk · 01-11-2016, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norobro

Sorry I just copied/pasted your command line. If you look back at post #7 where you did pkg-config --list-all you will see that it should be gtk+-3.0:

Code:

$ g++ -o window gtkwindow.cpp $(pkg-config --libs --cflags gtk+-3.0)

it works! thanks for your help..wondering if i should bother with eclipse. what do you use for debugging?

norobro · 01-11-2016, 03:53 PM

It depends. Most of the time I just run gdb from the command line. As far as an IDE: as a long time Qt user I really like QtCreator. I have also used and like Code::Blocks. Both are available in the Debian repositories.

zeshanuk · 01-11-2016, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norobro

It depends. Most of the time I just run gdb from the command line. As far as an IDE: as a long time Qt user I really like QtCreator. I have also used and like Code::Blocks. Both are available in the Debian repositories.

cool, thanks for the info.