Geary Dependencies

amaro · 01-14-2015, 10:22 AM

Hey, guys!

Trying to install Geary Mail on Slackware 14.1. I run ./configure and
with version 0.8.3 get this

Code:

--   package 'gtk+-3.0>=3.10.0' not found
--   package 'gcr-3>=3.10.1' not found
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake:279 (message):
  A required package was not found

with version 0.6.5 get this

Code:

error: Package `gcr-3' not found in specified Vala API directories or GObject-Introspection GIR directories

What to do?

Thank you in advance!

fskmh · 01-14-2015, 11:32 AM

Looks like it has quite a few dependencies over and above the one you were prompted for (gcr):

Quote:

Dependencies

Building Geary requires Vala 0.22.1 or higher with a full GObject
introspection repository, intltool, cmake, desktop-file-validate, and
xml2po. Vala's vapigen must be installed as well.

The developer packages and headers for the following libraries are also
required when building Geary:

* canberra
* gee-0.8
* gio-2.0
* glib-2.0
* gmime-2.6
* gtk+-3.0
* libsecret-1
* libxml-2.0
* notify
* sqlite3
* webkitgtk-3.0
* gcr-3
* messaging-menu (optional; enables support for Ubuntu Unity messaging
menu)
* unity (optional; enables support for Ubuntu Unity launcher)

Didier Spaier · 01-14-2015, 11:47 AM

Please note that geary is an IMAP client for Gnome 3, that is not included in Slacwkare. So better choose an IMAP easy to install on Slackware. There are plenty provided on on SlackBuilds.org in addition to Thunderbird that is included in Slackware.

Furthermore, it is recommended to use the Slackware packaging system instead of compiling apps manually for reasons explained in this document, under the heading "Management of software packages".

amaro · 01-14-2015, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

Please note that geary is an IMAP client for Gnome 3, that is not included in Slacwkare. So better choose an IMAP easy to install on Slackware. There are plenty provided on on SlackBuilds.org in addition to Thunderbird that is included in Slackware.

Furthermore, it is recommended to use the Slackware packaging system instead of compiling apps manually for reasons explained in this document, under the heading "Management of software packages".

Absolutely agree but Thunderbird is not my mail client and Claws doesn't work with my GMX account.

Didier Spaier · 01-14-2015, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amaro

Absolutely agree but Thunderbird is not my mail client and Claws doesn't work with my GMX account.

Then you could try Trojitá that has no dependencies beyond a full Slackware system. Caveat emptor: I don't know if works with a GMX account.

kikinovak · 01-14-2015, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amaro

Absolutely agree but Thunderbird is not my mail client and Claws doesn't work with my GMX account.

In a nutshell, here's what you can do:

Use Thunderbird.
Jump through burning loops trying to build every single dependency for Geary.
Nothing.

Cheers,

Niki

amaro · 01-15-2015, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikinovak

In a nutshell, here's what you can do:

Use Thunderbird.
Jump through burning loops trying to build every single dependency for Geary.
Nothing.

Cheers,

Niki

I could add that Trojita works but you have to make profiles to use it with multiple accounts; and then there is Seamonkey which also works. Looks like at the moment Geary is not an option.

thorn-inurcide · 06-05-2015, 09:29 PM

Late response I know, but geary is an option on Slackware. I run it. You need vala, libgee1, and webkitgtk3, but.. you have to recompile Slackwares gcr and remove the --disable-vala flag from Pat's script. And of course have vala installed before recompiling gcr. I run version 0.10.0 on Slackware -current

drgibbon · 11-10-2017, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikinovak

In a nutshell, here's what you can do:

Use Thunderbird.
Jump through burning loops trying to build every single dependency for Geary.
Nothing.

Cheers,

Niki

Old thread, but I just installed Geary pretty easily with Flatpak. That involved installing Flatpak from SBo:

Code:

sboinstall flatpak # or some other SBo tool install method

Installing Geary (as a user just for testing):

Code:

flatpak install --user --from https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gnome.Geary.flatpakref

Running it:

Code:

flatpak run org.gnome.Geary

That said, I uninstalled it (and Flatpak) after about 2 minutes, as it's too lightweight for me.

BradReed · 11-10-2017, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amaro

Absolutely agree but Thunderbird is not my mail client and Claws doesn't work with my GMX account.

Have you let the Claws-mail developers know about your issues with GMX? They are very responsive.

drgibbon · 11-10-2017, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BradReed

Have you let the Claws-mail developers know about your issues with GMX? They are very responsive.

This is a nearly 3 year old thread, so the original posters might not be around any more. I only replied because I wanted to try Geary and this thread was the only info on the forum (and which turned out to contain inaccurate information).

gatons · 02-05-2018, 03:26 AM

Hi. Create a "dirty hack" of Geary for Slackware - Geary and all neaded deps get from Ubuntu 16.04 repos and put in one pack on http://repo.salixos.lv/pkgs/salix/14.2/x86_64/geary/ . If use Salix 14.2 and Gslapt, then u can install without problems. If not use Gslapt, please, check slack-required file in package.