problems configuring evolution
 

hi...

When I tried to configure evolution using the ./configure script I get an error. Well, it is'nt an error, I'd say it's a missing file or lib of some kind...

checking for gnome-config... no
checking for gnomeConf.sh file in /usr/local/lib... not found
configure: error: Could not find the gnomeConf.sh file that is generated by gnome-libs install

It seems to me there should be a missing file, but when I checked for it on the internet I could'nt seem to find anything that was in interest...

A little help?

do you have gnome installed? evolution relies on gome libs (I believe) to run...so if no gnome, no evolution.

Yeah, gnome is installed already....

Well then...we are in a bind aren't we...

I looked into my RH box and see that I have a file called gnomeConf.sh in my /usr/lib dir. issue:

$locate gnomeConf.sh

from the command line and see what output you get.

Hmm... This is confusing...

#locate gnomeConf.sh
warning: locate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory

well, that's not right...

hmm, did you try as root?

Yes, even as the root I can't find the file... It's just got to be that the file is missing...

Before we try something else try as root

$slocate gnomeConf.sh

yeah, I did that before... And I got the error:

root@vallby:/home/apax# slocate gnomeConf.sh
warning: slocate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory

But you don't have to use Gnome as your GUI. I have KDE going and use evolution. Weird.

Well, evolution still use the gnome libs...
you can run both gnome applications under kde and kde applications under gnome...

I see. Thanks for the info. being a noob I thought they where gui specific.

Did you run:

#updatedb

I feel like I've posted this a dozen times already, but once again, in my experience the EASIEST way to get Evolution up and running is to install Dropline, and have it do the work for you. Missing packages? Not an issue with Dropline. Have the package but it's the wrong version? Not an issue with Dropline. Check it out.
http://www.dropline.net/gnome/ -- J.W.