Jamie Ostrowski wrote: > > I am trying to install a program. When I run ./configure, I get this > message, then the configure process stops: > > checking for gdk-pixbuf >= 0.4... configure: error: not > found.\nEucalyptus requires gdk-pixbuf version 0.4 or higher. > > I went out on the net and I downloaded the file: > > gdk-pixbuf-0.6.0-1.i586.rpm > > and I installed it in this fashion: > > [root at redeye jamie]# rpm -Uvh gdk-pixbuf-0.6.0-1.i586.rpm > > > Rpm seemed to install it fine. Gave me the nice graph as it did it's > work. Hmmm...I thought, that was easy enough. Now I will simply run > ./configure again and I am certain it will work as I intend it to... > > I get the SAME error! > > {In my mind, I am assuming that by running the rpm for that package, > and since I found no further instructions associated with it, that it > would install whatever libraries I need. Evidently I am mistaken.} > > > Can anyone shed some light on my weary mind? > > BTW: I am trying to install eucalyptus, a gui based gnome mail client > that handles MIME types. Thnks. > > - Jamie > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list I would try any or all of the following: -look for a gdk-pixbuf-devel package >= 0.4 and install that as well -run ldconfig to make sure ld knows about the new lib versions -check the options to configure and see if you can tell it the path to gdk-pixbuf; it might be looking in /var/foo/silly_path/myGDKfiles/warez, you never know -if configure isn't configured to configure that option, crack open the Makefile and check it out there -curse loudly, creatively, foully and long -have a beer and try again. -- <----------------------------------------------------------------------> Chris H. Bidler cbidler at talkware.net Associate Engineer, Applications Group Universal Talkware Corp. "In any event, is a O^(log N) search that returns the wrong answer really better than an O^N search that returns the right answer?" <---------------------------------------------------------------------->