On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Will McDonald wrote:
> On 16/08/06, dennis <dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > hi to all,
> >
> > im currently installing rrdtool-1.2.15 with my box CentOS 4.3
> > final ,before i installed rrdtools there 2 files suggested need to
> > installed the FreeType
>
> Is there a specific reason for not using the RPMForge packaged
> rrdtool?
>
> [root@devmon1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep rrd
> rrdtool-1.2.13-1.el4.rf
> perl-rrdtool-1.2.13-1.el4.rf
Also, on Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Jim Perrin wrote:
> It's far better to stick with rpms on an rpm based system. This way
> all the other software knows about each other via the rpm database,
> and you don't run into missing dependencies, version conflicts, and
> other issues that like to creep up.
To my mind, the advice given by Will and Jim is a two-edged sword:
* Sure, using rpms on rpm-based systems is the surest path to
stability, success, long uptimes, and Johnny's new pony :-)
* It also sounds to me, however inadvertently, like "don't worry
your little self about it; let the experts do the heavy lifting."
In this case, the OP provided what seems to be the relevent console
output for troubleshooting. In particular, the configure script
couldn't find header files for libart and freetype:
> checking for art_vpath_add_point in -lart_lgpl_2... yes
> checking libart_lgpl/libart.h usability... no
> checking libart_lgpl/libart.h presence... no
> checking for libart_lgpl/libart.h... no
> [....]
> checking for FT_Init_FreeType in -lfreetype... yes
> checking ft2build.h usability... no
> checking ft2build.h presence... no
> checking for ft2build.h... no
A simple pair of yum queries provide the likely answer.
yum whatprovides ft2build.h
yum whatprovides libart.h
You'll see that those files are provided by a couple development
packages:
freetype-devel
libart_lgpl-devel
Installing those will probably solve the problem of compiling rrdtool.
Not that using a solid rpm from a good repository isn't good advice...
--
Paul Heinlein <> heinlein@xxxxxxxxxx <> www.madboa.com
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