RPMs are already compiled programs. The only thing RPM do, is to put each file in the right place, thus you need root privileges to access some directories of your system.
While doing ./configure, you don't need to be root at all, so it's an unnecessary risk you're taking that after doing configure, you may change something important of your system.
The reason you're not finding gtk maybe 2 things.
1.- I suppose you have installed the DEVEL pakages for gtk
2.- You have some really weird problem beyond my skills.
It has nothing to do with the fact you have installed RPMs as root (because i'ts the only way to install them). Configure script should be able to find them.
So, summing up, check you have the DEVEL pakages for gtk (the ones ./configure looks for), if you have already installed them, change distro (OMG, how much I hate SuSE...)
Last edited by Hammett; 09-20-2004 at 05:52 PM.
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