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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>Hey all!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>I've been trying to
install GNOME 2.4 from sources... but have been unable till now... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>To avoid a mess, I
decided to install the new GNOME packages under <TT>/opt</TT>. That meant that
the new libraries and the header files would be installed in <TT>/opt/lib</TT>
and <TT>/opt/include</TT>. So, I had to set the <I>$PKG_CONFIG_PATH</I> to
<TT>/opt/lib/pkgconfig</TT> (by issuing </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3><TT>export
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/lib/pkgconfig</TT>) so the <I>pkgconfig</I> utility
searched <TT>/opt/lib/pkgconfig</TT> before the usual
<TT>/usr/lib/pkg-config</TT>. I had also added the line <TT>/opt/lib</TT> to the
file <TT>/etc/ld.so.conf</TT>. Moreover, the usual <TT>./configure</TT> was
replaced by <TT>./configure --prefix=/opt</TT> so the installation folder was
<TT>/opt</TT>. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>But the thing is... when
it tries to find the dependencies... it doesnt find the files I had just
installed... even tho if I check the <EM>$PKG_CONFIG_PATH</EM> it gives me
the correct one I've set.... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>Its a Mdk 9.1 with GNOME
2.2!! Since its a Fedora list... I dunno if I am sposed to</FONT> <FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>send MDK Linux related issues!! Pls
lemme kno if its ok... and if so pls lemme kno what seems to be the problem....
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>Thanks in
advance</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>I'm trying to install it
with this referrence URL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.ilug-cal.org/GNOME_2_4.html">http://www.ilug-cal.org/GNOME_2_4.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#400040 size=3>Keep on rockin in the
free world!</FONT></DIV>
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