building gtk require some extra libs, there maybe more information on gtk website. read the gtk installation guide. ( RTFM :-P ) On 10/19/05, J. Scott Miller <j-miller-1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I installed from binaries available at xfree86.org <http://xfree86.org> - I > take it these do not include the development libraries? > > Scott > > On 10/13/05, cc <nyvsld@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > how did u install xfree86? > > if you installed from rpm, maybe you want to find another rpm named > > like 'xfree86-dev' or so. > > > > On 10/13/05, J. Scott Miller <j-miller-1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > I have recently installed xFree86 4.5.0 on a Red Hat Enterprise Linus > > > WS Release 3 machine running kernel 2.4.21-4. The installer appeared > > > to run OK. Later, when I try to install a new version of gtk, I am > > > prompted with the following error: > > > > > > configure: error: X development libraries not found > > > > > > The only logical place I found for these files is in /usr/X11R6/lib > > > and /usr/X11R6/include/X11, and the include directory only contains a > > > 'bitmaps' folder. Specifying the directories directly to gtk's > > > configure script does not help. > > > > > > My question is this: Is there a way to create/download/find these > > > development libraries? All of the answers to my gtk problem I have > > > seen indicate that I these should come from my xwindows provider. > > > > > > Thanks for your help and patience, I am new to this 'graphical linux' > > thing > > > :P. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > XFree86 mailing list > > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > -- all born, to be dying _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86