In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > Paul wrote these words on 03/26/05 12:14 CST: > > > This is the first time I've put libraries in /opt and I can't help > > thinking that I've missed something obvious. Apart from ld.so.conf and > > ldconfig, is there anything else I need to do so that these libraries are > > found? > > Along with the libraries, which you took care of, you also need to > tell the package you're compiling where the interface headers are.
Yes, I was beginning to think that was the problem. I tried CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/include" but that didn't work either. Maybe I should have used C_INCLUDE_PATH? > > > > Alternatively, can I safely install them in /usr/lib alongside the newer > > versions? > > This is what you probably should do. The GLib1/GTK1 and GLib2/GTK2 > libraries live happily together without conflicts. That's what I'm doing at the moment. I'll tell you if it works ... Thanks for your help. Paul -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
