Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Fri, 2008-09-19 at 20:09 -0700, bgw wrote: > > >> checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes >> checking for BABL... configure: error: Package requirements (babl >= >> 0.0.22) were not met: >> >> No package 'babl' found >> >> Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you >> installed software in a non-standard prefix. >> </quote> >> >> Given the standard library structure above, why doesn't gegl autogen >> find babl? >> > > You need to do > > export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/ > > You also need: > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib > > You will also need to do this when running your copy of gimp. > To remind me, I have a shell script, lgimp, that runs the local > gimp with: > > #! /bin/sh > > # export MALLOC_CHECK_=1 > GEGL_NO_NODE_CACHES=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib BABL_ERROR=0.0 > exec /usr/local/bin/gimp-2.5 "$@" > > you probably don't need the GEGL_NO_NODE_CACHES or BABL_ERROR settings, > though, so you could use, > > #! /bin/sh > > LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib exec /usr/local/bin/gimp-2.5 "$@" > > > A simpler alternative is to put gimp in a place like $HOME/gimp where > it won't conflict with any installed version of gimp. > > Liam > > Thank you, Liam. Everything works. I'm still unsure why the "non-standard prefix" doesn't include /usr/local, however. Standards have their highest value when they are properly followed, AFAIAC. _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer