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Old 01-19-2006, 10:22 AM   #1
pusrob
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Still can't install anything from source


Hi.
Last time I had the same problem as now, but that one was solved, thanks to LQ.org. That time when I ./configure-d my package, it could not find X. Now it can't find QT. It writes this: "checking for qt... configure: error: Qt (>= Qt 3.0) (headers and libraries) not found. Please check your installation!" . Now what? Which qt or other package is missing this time? Help please. I can't create RPMs this way. Some info about my Linux: It's Suse 9.3 with KDE 3.4.
Thanks for your help.
 
Old 01-19-2006, 10:31 AM   #2
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install the QT headers and libraries.....same for X...

ive never used suse, i'm a debian man, but i have to believe there is something similar to apt-get for suse...it eliminates the need for any compiling what so ever....you simply tell it what prog you want, and it does the rest for you...
 
Old 01-19-2006, 10:47 AM   #3
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Try to think about your previous solution: you probably solved it by installing xorg-x11-devel. This time the solution is similar: install qt3-devel.

The headers that are required for development come with special packages, called -devel packages. This means that you can use qt3 with only the qt3 package installed, but if you would like to compile software with qt3 libraries, you need qt3-devel. The same applies to many more libraries. The -devel package is no longer needed after the software has been compiled successfully.

Take-home-message: Install the -devel rpm's!
 
Old 01-19-2006, 10:06 PM   #4
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I would like to re-emphasize abisko00's "take home message". Using YaST go through and sytematically install ALL the "-devel" packages. After that, you will have no problems buiding from source. You will have all the header files you need. I have installed SuSE-9.3 on many machines, and I do this every time. It works like a champ.
 
  


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