Greetings,
Thanks to Lars Clausen for pointing out that I needed the libxml version 1.8.5
exactly and the libxml-devel packages to make dia compile. I also grabbed libart for
the graphics and am about to install the URW fonts.
Patrick
> Lars Clausen wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Patrick Durusau wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am attempting to install Dia 0.86 on a Redhat 6.1 box and keep getting
> > > the error:
> > >
> > > checking for libxml >= 1.8.5... configure: error: you need libxml >=
> > > 1.8.5 for this version of dia
> > >
> > > I installed libxml2-2.2.2 to cure this problem (and ran ldconf) but I am
> > ^
> > There is your problem. I believe libxml2 is a very different and probably
> > totally incompatible beast than libxml. Get a version >= 1.8.5 of libxml
> > and try again.
> >
> > > getting the same error.
> > >
> > > Should I hack the install script or have I missed a step somewhere in
> > > the process?
> >
> > Remember also to install libxml-devel, which is needed for compilation. If
> > you only have libxml-1.8.x, you can only use a precompiled version (RPM).
> >
> > -Lars
> >
> > --
> > Lars Clausen (http://shasta.cs.uiuc.edu/~lrclause) | H�rdgrim of Numenor
> > "I do not agree with a word that you say, but I | Retainer of Sir Kegg
> > will defend to the death your right to say it." | of Westfield
> > --Evelyn Beatrice Hall paraphrasing Voltaire | Chaos Berserker of Khorne
>
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> Patrick Durusau
> Director of Research and Development
> Society of Biblical Literature
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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
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