On 06/27/2011 08:57 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 06/27/2011 08:44 PM, JD wrote: >> Some packages do not want you to run make this way. >> They require that you create an empty build dir and cd into >> the build dir and then run >> {PATH-TO-GEDIT-SOURCE-DIR}/configure >> and then run make in the build dir. > Now there's a thought. Was there a README file in the tarball? Actually the README does state ./configure # run the `configure' script make # build gedit But the errors the OP encountered are more than likely caused by missing dependencies. That is why I alerted the OP about the list of dependencies. I had made the comment due to my exposure to other packages' way of building, and prior to looking at the README file. At any rate, creating a build dir outside the source tree and running the configure and make in the build dir serves to keep the source tree pristine (if there is such thing :) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines