fierof2
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installing gaim messanger
I have a redhat linux 9 installed in my pc.I wanted a messanger for my hotmail account,so i downloaded the giam0.73 package and when i did the ./configure i get the fallowing message.
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checking for socklen_t... yes
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0... no
*** Could not run GLIB test program, checking why...
*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for the
*** exact error that occured. This usually means GLIB is incorrectly installed.
configure: error:
*** GLib 2.0 is required to build Gaim; please make sure you have the GLib
*** development headers installed. The latest version of GLib is
*** always available at http://www.gtk.org/.
plaese help me in solving the problem.
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checking for socklen_t... yes
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0... no
*** Could not run GLIB test program, checking why...
*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for the
*** exact error that occured. This usually means GLIB is incorrectly installed.
configure: error:
*** GLib 2.0 is required to build Gaim; please make sure you have the GLib
*** development headers installed. The latest version of GLib is
*** always available at http://www.gtk.org/.
plaese help me in solving the problem.
ASKER
Thank you for your comment
i think i am having a older version of glib.this is what i got
bash-2.05b# rpm -qa | grep glib
glib-1.2.10-10
glibc-devel-2.3.2-11.9
glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9
glibc-2.3.2-11.9
glib2-2.2.1-1
glibc-kernheaders-2.4-8.10
bash-2.05b#
Please tell me how to upgarde to lastest version
i think i am having a older version of glib.this is what i got
bash-2.05b# rpm -qa | grep glib
glib-1.2.10-10
glibc-devel-2.3.2-11.9
glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9
glibc-2.3.2-11.9
glib2-2.2.1-1
glibc-kernheaders-2.4-8.10
bash-2.05b#
Please tell me how to upgarde to lastest version
go to www.rpmfind.net and search for "glib" there will be links to the RPM packages there, and you can use them to upgrade.
You can get it from
ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.2/
if you want to go the sources-configure-make way
Wonder if rpm would let you upgrade if there are any packages that are
dependant on the lower version? You might end up having to upgrade a
whole lot of packages. Please correct me if Im wrong durindil
ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.2/
if you want to go the sources-configure-make way
Wonder if rpm would let you upgrade if there are any packages that are
dependant on the lower version? You might end up having to upgrade a
whole lot of packages. Please correct me if Im wrong durindil
ASKER
i installed the glib-2.2.0.i get the same problem when i ./configure gaim .even after installing the glib 2.2.0
when i execute the command rpm -qa | grep glib i get the same result as mentioned above
when i execute the command rpm -qa | grep glib i get the same result as mentioned above
My Counter Strike server doesn't have X-Windows on it, so I use NAIM. It is a text-based client that only requires ncurses. You might want to try that in the interim?
Oh, and asbharadwaj, I have run into the RPM upgrade chain nightmare before. I will actually make and install from source to another directory, just so I can use two versions of the same package, to try to avoid this. Doesn't always work, but you sure learn a lot about packages in the process!
NAIM can be found at:
http://site.n.ml.org/info/naim/
Oh, and asbharadwaj, I have run into the RPM upgrade chain nightmare before. I will actually make and install from source to another directory, just so I can use two versions of the same package, to try to avoid this. Doesn't always work, but you sure learn a lot about packages in the process!
NAIM can be found at:
http://site.n.ml.org/info/naim/
Hi fierof2
Did u try the LD_LIBRARY_PATH thing? Think lot of people had this problem of
gaim not finding path to glib
add the path to your glib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
and then try
and durindil
thanks for clearing my doubts. Now i need not regret not using
rpms for all the packages I installed :-)
Did u try the LD_LIBRARY_PATH thing? Think lot of people had this problem of
gaim not finding path to glib
add the path to your glib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
and then try
and durindil
thanks for clearing my doubts. Now i need not regret not using
rpms for all the packages I installed :-)
ASKER
hi asbharadwaj
I am new to linux ,i dont know how to find the path to glib and i dont know what command i should be
typing for LD_LIBRARY_PATH.Please tell me what command i should be typing.
and durindil
naims is a messanger for AOL and not HOTMAIL OR YAHOO.
I am new to linux ,i dont know how to find the path to glib and i dont know what command i should be
typing for LD_LIBRARY_PATH.Please tell me what command i should be typing.
and durindil
naims is a messanger for AOL and not HOTMAIL OR YAHOO.
Sorry, I use it for IRC so I thought it would support others as well.
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Forget all that follow this
For redhat 9
Go to www.freshrpms.net and there go to redhat 9 shrike packages
download apt rpm - at a prompt as root install the apt rpm - rpm -ivh apt*
then type apt-get update - then type apt-get install gaim
If there is a error with your rpms you will have to type apt-get -f install to fix
Otherwise this will get gain (newest version) and required dependencies and install them correctly - Forget the headache use the tools that help you :-)
Wayne
happy tuxin
For redhat 9
Go to www.freshrpms.net and there go to redhat 9 shrike packages
download apt rpm - at a prompt as root install the apt rpm - rpm -ivh apt*
then type apt-get update - then type apt-get install gaim
If there is a error with your rpms you will have to type apt-get -f install to fix
Otherwise this will get gain (newest version) and required dependencies and install them correctly - Forget the headache use the tools that help you :-)
Wayne
happy tuxin
the latest glib
try rpm -qa | grep glib to get a list of glib packages installed on your system
look for glib2
if your glib version is < 2.0 you'll have to upgrade to a later version
if the version is > 2 then gaim is unable to find the libraries
Locate the glib libraries and add the path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
and then do the ./configure