Hi, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have attempted to install the latest release of the gimp > 1.3.23.tar.bz2. Only I'm having difficulties with getting past the > gtk test-infact I dont get past this part in configure. > > I've spent much of the afternoon installing updates for everything > that has gtk in the package name. I have also installed the source > from gtk.org for gtk+-2.2.2 to meet the dependency problem. This did > not work. I looked at the install file as directed by the > output/comment. The install file quoates > > > Fix: On Linux and other systems using ELF libraries, add the > > directory to /etc/ld.so.conf or to the environment variable > > LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and run 'ldconfig'. > > Only I dont understand how to do this - I simply am lost with this. > What is the "environment variable > LD_LIBRARY_PATH"?? I have come across ldconfig before so I > understand that-at least!! Perhaps you should use the simpler approach. Assuming you are on Linux, installed gtk+ in the default location (/usr/local) and have root permissions, you can add /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig. This extends the search path for libraries to include the folder that gtk+ has been installed to and should fix your problem. Sven PS: environment variables aren't rocket science neither _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
