glib2 and gtk2

[Collins]

On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 18:35:35 -0700 "Net Llama!"
<netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> I'm using the latest stable version, 0.12.
> 
> wmluck02 wrote:
> > I tried this also and ended up getting nothing, but i got
> > everything compiled...i think you are missing the newest version
> > of pkg-config...
> > 
> > 
> >>===== Original Message From "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org>
> >=====>Greetings,
> >>I realize that this is a tad off topic for this list, so I
> >apologize in>advance.  I'm trying to get glib2 and gtk2 installed
> >in Linux, so that I>can give xfce4 a whirl.  Unfortunately, its not
> >going too well.>
> >>I successfully rebuilt & installed an SRPM of glib2:
> >>glib2-2.0.6.0.200207270434-0.snap.ximian.1
> >>
> >>However, when I attempt to build atk or pango (on the road to
> >gtk2),>both bomb out like this:
> >>checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0... no
> >>*** Could not run GLIB test program, checking why...
> >>*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file
> >config.log>for the
> >>*** exact error that occured. This usually means GLIB is
> >incorrectly>installed.
> >>configure: error:
> >>*** GLIB 2.0.0 or better is required. The latest version of
> >>*** GLIB is always available from ftp://ftp.gtk.org/.
> >>
> >>From what i can gather, pkg-config is checking the version of
> >glib, and>seein only the 1.2.10 version, since the glib2 version is
> >registered as>'glib2-2.0.6' rather than glib-2.0.6'.  However i
> >just don't know how to>force it to seeing the correct version.
> >>
> >>I should note that i've still got glib-1.2.10 and gtk-1.2.10
> >installed,>and have no desire to remove either until they become
> >obsolete.  I've>also got xfce-3.8.16 installed, and running quite
> >well.>
> >>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >>

OK, another thought.  My supposed bleeding edge system has
gtk+-2.0.5-r2 and glib-2.0.4-r1 and pkg-config-0.12.0.  Maybe
glib2-2.0.6.0.200207270434-0 is a little too far ahead of the curve?

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Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD?
gentoo(since 01/01/01) kernel 2.4.18+(ext3) xfce-sylpheed-skipstone