Dan Nicholson wrote: > On 10/3/07, Shayin C K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Shayin C K wrote: >> >>>> On 10/1/07, Shayin C K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> While compiling Control Center-2.14.2, I got the following error >>>>> message: >>>>> ******************************************************************************** >>>>> checking for FONT_METHOD... yes >>>>> checking for FONT_THUMBNAILER... yes >>>>> checking for FONT_CONTEXT_MENU... yes >>>>> checking for FONT_VIEW... configure: error: Package requirements >>>>> (gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.0.0 xft >= 2.1.2 gtk+-2.0 >= 2.8.12 >>>>> libgnomeui-2.0 >= 2.2.0) were not met: >>>>> >>>>> Requested 'xft >= 2.1.2' but version of Xft is 2.1.0 >>>>> >>>>> Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you >>>>> installed software in a non-standard prefix. >>>>> >>>>> Alternatively, you may set the environment variables FONT_VIEW_CFLAGS >>>>> and FONT_VIEW_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config. >>>>> See the pkg-config man page for more details. >>>>> ******************************************************************************** >>>>> To my knowledge I never compiled xft myself. Also xft was not mentioned >>>>> in either the Required or Optional dependencies of Control Center. >>>>> >>> I have XFree86-4.6.0 >>> > > >> I searched for xft in XFree86 in BLFS book. I only got FreeType-2.1.10 >> and Fontconfig-2.3.2, both of which I have installed. No mention of Xft >> in either of these. >> So I am at a dead end here. Can you help me out. >> > > Sorry for not replying earlier. This looks like it might be hard to > fix since 2.1.0 is the version of Xft supplied in XFree86. If you > want, we can try to "fake" it. The version control-center is looking > for comes from /usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig/xft.pc (or wherever you > installed XFree86). Edit that file so that it says the version is > 2.1.2. If things are working correctly, the output from `pkg-config > --modversion xft' should say 2.1.2. This is just a fudge, and your > libXft may not actually provide what control-center needs. > > Otherwise, you'll have to install Xorg or the new XFree86-4.7.0, which > no one here has tried yet. The instructions for new XFree86 should be > exactly the same, except you probably need to remove some of the > commands in the Preparing the Sources section. > > http://www.xfree86.org/releases/rel470.html > > -- > Dan > Thanks. I will try fudging first and get back to you. Thanks and regards
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