Re: [TCLUG:2304] gtk-config

[Ben Luey <ben@carleton.edu>]

The problem is that I didn't compile gtk, I installed it off an rpm along
with all of gnome. gtk-config isn't on my hard drive anywhere. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Ben


On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Christopher Reid Palmer wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Ben Luey wrote:
> 
> > I can't compile and gtk programs because they all require the file
> > (program)  gtk-config, which I don't have. I have gtk+1.1.2-1
> >  and gtk+10-1.0.6-1 installed via rpm, but nowhere on my hard drive
> > is gtk-config. Does anyone know how I can get it so I can compile gtk
> > programs? Thanks,
> 
> Okay, don't use someone else's; they are somewhat installation-specific.
> If you compiled GTK, which you did, then you have gtk-config. Installing
> GTK, however, doesn't necessarily put it in your PATH so that GTK programs
> can see it when they compile. Do a 'locate gtk-config', and then copy it
> to somewhere in your PATH (I like /usr/local/bin). The compilation of GTK
> apps then goes much better. :)
> 
> If 'locate' gives you poop, run 'updatedb' as root first.
> 
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