On Thursday 04 Mar 2004 01:13, JoeHill wrote: > On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 00:08:02 +0000 > > Derek Jennings disseminated the following: > > Erm the lines " I am extremely new to Linux" and > > "have tried to install GLib" ring alarm bells in my head. > > > > The Glib library is one of the most fundamental libraries on your system. > > If you mess with it you are almost certain to break your system. > > (Trust me I have been there) > > Are you maybe getting glib and glibc mixed up? In any case, doing 'urpmi > libglib-devel' will definitely error out if the wrong version of glib is > installed. > > ...but ya, installing any package like glib from somewhere other than > 'official' Mandrake channels or from the CD's is to be avoided. > > Adrian, what is the version of glib you have installed? > > In a terminal, do: > > rpm -qa | grep glib > > You should see libglib1.2-1.2.10-11mdk and libglib2.0_0-2.2.3-1mdk or > thereabouts (assuming you are running 9.2). > > Or was it even an RPM you installed from this Linux Format mag? > > What is the app you are trying to build with ./configure? Like Derek > suggested, there may be Mandrake packages for it, which would save you a > lot of time and trouble.
Sorry Yes you are correct. I saw Glib and thought glibc. But I still would not advise a brand new newbie to mess with compiling Glib when there is a perfectly good RPM package. Compiling apps can be fun and instructive, but for newbies there are considerably easier ways of getting the applications they want. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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