Hi, Shlomi Fish <shlomif@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Well, now I tried to compile and install gtk-2.6 on Mandrake 10.1. I > used the Cooker Source RPMs, and compiled them each in > turn. gtk+-2.6.0 required the new version of pango, which in turn > required the new version of automake 1.8 to be compiled. The > compilation of the automake 1.8 RPM took a long time due to the fact > that all the tests was run. There's a macro in the beginning of the > RPM SPEC that instructs the tests not to run, so I suggest people > either set it to false or install the automake-1.8 compiled RPM. You shouldn't need automake at all. It is even a very bad idea to run automake / autoconf in a released source tarball. Doing so changes files that you are not supposed to change. If the src RPM actually runs automake, someone should fix it. Sven
