Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-24 Thread go moko
--- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think, I should have told this to you before that > I have upgraded > the bash on my computer as well. I have upgraded it > to 3.0 > So, this might be the case that the newer version of > bash does not > support the older method, i.e., ' ...' > No issues,

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-24 Thread Nupur
> I've no more idea what it can be. According to bash > (and other shells I looked at), `command` and > $(command) are equivalent for command substitution. > The second form is the newer. So I can only recommand > you to always use $(...) instead of `...` in all your > commands, it should be strict

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-24 Thread go moko
--- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I apologize for replying so late. G. Moko, after > trying with the first > command you asked me to; i.e., > ./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix > ORBit-2.0) > --libexecdir=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix > ORBit-2.0)/sbin > --sysconfdir=/etc/gn

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-24 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, go moko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 09:15 CST: > > > > > Then, I ran the checked PKG_CONFIG_PATH by echo > > $PKG_CONFIG_PATH and > > > it returned: > > > /usr/lib/pkgconfig/ > > > > And that is wh

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 09:38 CST: > I don't remember Nupur mentionned /opt. > Gnome-pre-install-config suggest to install in /usr or > in /opt/gnome, and I guess Nupur choose the first > solution. Ahh, I see that now. My bad. -- Randy rmlscsi: [GNU ld version 2.15.94.0.2 2004122

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 09:15 CST: > > > Then, I ran the checked PKG_CONFIG_PATH by echo > $PKG_CONFIG_PATH and > > it returned: > > /usr/lib/pkgconfig/ > > And that is why your initial installation to /opt > didn't work. You > failed t

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 09:15 CST: > Then, I ran the checked PKG_CONFIG_PATH by echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH and > it returned: > /usr/lib/pkgconfig/ And that is why your initial installation to /opt didn't work. You failed to add the additional path into your environment so that the PKG_CON

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, go moko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:06 CST: > > > Another method > > > is to use a variable GNOME_PATH and put everywhere > > > "--prefix=$GNOME_PATH" (as for KDE, if my memory > > is > > > go

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:06 CST: > > Another method > > is to use a variable GNOME_PATH and put everywhere > > "--prefix=$GNOME_PATH" (as for KDE, if my memory > is > > good). > > Well, the book already specifies to use > $GNOME_PREF

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:14 CST: > I did that as well. I tried typing the command (without any quotes) > "pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0" > and got the result as /usr. So, I could deduce that pkg-config is > also working fine. After getting the result from this command, I > u

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
go moko wrote these words on 11/17/05 07:06 CST: > Another method > is to use a variable GNOME_PATH and put everywhere > "--prefix=$GNOME_PATH" (as for KDE, if my memory is > good). Well, the book already specifies to use $GNOME_PREFIX for the Orbit installation, might as well suggest to use that

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
> > I think the problem is in pkg-config, not in ORBit. > PKG_CONFIG_PATH must not be initialised properly in > the environment. You can test that by just launching > the command "pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0" > in a shell and see the result. > However, the use of this command to find the

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/17/05, Randy McMurchy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:35 CST: > > > > > I used the backticks. I am using the command > same as mentioned in the > > > book. But now, I have compiled using /usr > instead and it comp

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:35 CST: > > > I used the backticks. I am using the command same as mentioned in the > > book. But now, I have compiled using /usr instead and it compiled > > fine. > > Then, the only thing that can mean

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Randy McMurchy
Nupur wrote these words on 11/17/05 06:35 CST: > I used the backticks. I am using the command same as mentioned in the > book. But now, I have compiled using /usr instead and it compiled > fine. Then, the only thing that can mean is you didn't install the Orbit package. BTW, what version of LFS/

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, Andrew Benton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nupur wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I am getting an error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. > > > > The error is listed below: > > > > configure: error: expected an absolute dir

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Andrew Benton
Nupur wrote: Dear All, I am getting an error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. The error is listed below: configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0 It looks like you didn't use backticks `` when you configur

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
On 11/17/05, go moko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > I am getting an error while configuring > > libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. > > > > The error is listed below: > > > > conf

Re: Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread go moko
--- Nupur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I am getting an error while configuring > libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. > > The error is listed below: > > configure: error: expected an absolute directory > name for --prefix: > pkg-config --variable=pr

Error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME

2005-11-17 Thread Nupur
Dear All, I am getting an error while configuring libbonobo-2.8.1 for GNOME. The error is listed below: configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0 I have installed ORBit as well as pkg-config successfully. One thing also, I would