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xeNULL

#! Pirate

From: The Internet

Registered: 2011-01-23

Posts: 811

[Solved] Configure error

Just tried installing openbox 3.5 from source and on ./configure I got an error

configure: error: in `/home/xn/downloads/openbox-3.5.0':
configure: error: The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
path to pkg-config.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GLIB_CFLAGS
and GLIB_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
See `config.log' for more details

I got this earlier when trying to configure another source package

Last edited by xeNULL (2011-08-10 17:55:19)

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el_koraco

#!/loony/bun

From: inside Ed

Registered: 2011-07-25

Posts: 4,643

Re: [Solved] Configure error

hwo about

sudo apt-get install pkg-config

?

xeNULL

#! Pirate

From: The Internet

Registered: 2011-01-23

Posts: 811

Re: [Solved] Configure error

hwo about

sudo apt-get install pkg-config

?

That worked thanks =] although I have another problem lol

checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for GLIB... no
configure: error: Package requirements (glib-2.0 >= 2.14.0) were not met:

No package 'glib-2.0' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GLIB_CFLAGS
and GLIB_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

So I installed glib-2.0 and did ./configure again and it still shows the above message

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psyco430404

#! Die Hard

From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Registered: 2011-07-04

Posts: 804

Re: [Solved] Configure error

hwo about

sudo apt-get install pkg-config

?

That worked thanks =] although I have another problem lol

checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for GLIB... no
configure: error: Package requirements (glib-2.0 >= 2.14.0) were not met:

No package 'glib-2.0' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GLIB_CFLAGS
and GLIB_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

So I installed glib-2.0 and did ./configure again and it still shows the above message

you need to get the DEV packages so you can get the headers.

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el_koraco

#!/loony/bun

From: inside Ed

Registered: 2011-07-25

Posts: 4,643

Re: [Solved] Configure error

try

sudo apt-get install build-essential

xeNULL

#! Pirate

From: The Internet

Registered: 2011-01-23

Posts: 811

Re: [Solved] Configure error

try

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Apparently its already installed although it still wants glib-2.0. I have had a look in synaptic and libglib2 is installed.  hope my system isn't messed up.

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xeNULL

#! Pirate

From: The Internet

Registered: 2011-01-23

Posts: 811

Re: [Solved] Configure error

I have installed the -dev packages that seemed to work I am now make, make installing openbox 3.5

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