On Wednesday 10 November 2010 21:20:54 Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> Frank Bergmann wrote:
> >> Try ./configure --disable-dbus
> >
> > or try installing package libdbus-1-dev
>
> This is a common experience with the configure stage of geda and pcb.
> The script complains about a missing library even though the library is
> installed. What the script really misses is the but what it really misses
> is the header file of the lib. In Debian related distros these files tend
> be packaged separately in foobar-dev. Would it be possible to change the
> error message accordingly?
Or, y'know, people could try reading the README file, in which it clearly
states:
> Troubleshooting dependencies
> ----------------------------
>
> "I've installed the `libfoo' library, but `./configure' isn't
> picking it up!"
>
> Many modern operating system distributions split a library into two
> packages:
>
> 1. a `libfoo' package, which contains the files necessary to
>
> *run* programs which use `libfoo'.
>
> 2. a `libfoo-dev' or `libfoo-devel' package, which contains the files
>
> necessary to *compile* programs which use `libfoo'.
>
> If you're having problems, make sure that you have all of the
> necessary `dev' or `devel' packages installed.
How about it, then? The file is named README for a reason.
Peter
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Remote Sensing Research Group
Surrey Space Centre
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