Matijn Woudt wrote: > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Aleksandar Kuktin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:55:53 -0500 (EST) >>> Danny Vukobratovich <[email protected]> wrote: >>> when I configure the package, here it error I get during configure: >>> >>> checking for LIBIDL...configure: error: in '/cources/libIDL-0.8.14': >>> configure: error: The pkg-config script could not be found or is too >>> old. Make sure it is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment >>> variable to the full patch of the pkg-config. >> Well, welcome to dependency hell, if you haven't seen it before. >> >> You are missing pkg-config. >> >> It is a utility which keeps track of installed packages and compilation >> options necessary for using those packages. >> >> Look here: >> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/general/pkgconfig.html >> > > Is there any reason why pkg-config is not listed as a dependency at libidl > page?
No. The page has just not been updated in 16 months. Evidently this is the first time it's been noticed. Most people install pkg-config early in BLFS, so it's an easy dependency for an editor to miss. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
