Chris, Thank you so much for your patient help. I've managed to convert a PDF to a SWF file with a transparent background. Just in time to perfect the presentation I'm working on.
The only minor glitch is that I couldn't run pdf2swf without entering the full path. I can live with that unless there is an easy way to have the file recognised regardless of which folder I'm in. Thanks again, Kerstyn On 29 April 2014 18:47, Chris Ohmstede <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kerstyn > > Not every configure parameter is required in fact your configure output is > looking pretty good. The only one I would be concerned about right now is > the pdf lib. Go ahead and install. > > make > sudo make install > > and let's see where we're at. We can always uninstall if necessary. > > sudo make uninstall > > Good luck > Chris > > > On 04/29/2014 10:18 AM, Kerstyn Comley wrote: > > Thanks for all your ongoing help. I'm very new to all this. I've installed > the files you suggested and reran configure. How can I tell if it has > worked properly without making and installing? The config log is still > showing errors with the header file confdefs.h > > Thanks, > Kerstyn > > > On 29 April 2014 11:04, Chris Ohmstede <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Oops, my mistake. It looks like both Ubuntu and Mint have got rid of >> lib64 in their latest releases. If you installed, uninstall and we'll >> start fresh (sudo make uninstall). >> >> First off, install these packages (if not already installed) to fill a >> few more dependencies: >> >> libmp3lame-dev >> libzzip-dev >> libfontconfig1-dev >> libfftw3-dev >> libgif-dev >> >> now try this command line: >> >> ./configure --prefix=/usr >> >> if that doesn't work, try: >> >> ./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu >> >> and we'll see where we're at. >> >> Good luck >> Chris >> >> >> On 04/29/2014 01:45 AM, Kerstyn Comley wrote: >> >> Chris, >> >> Thanks I'm getting closer but I suspect that I'm still not able to run >> configure properly as I get errors when I try to run pdf2swf. The new >> config log is attached. >> >> Thanks, >> Kerstyn >> >> >> >> >> On 28 April 2014 21:34, Chris Ohmstede <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Make sure you have zlib1g-dev installed. The configure is looking for >>> pkgconfig and header files. Anything that it fails on, make sure you have >>> the -dev (developement) package installed. >>> >>> Hope it helps >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> On 04/28/2014 01:01 PM, Kerstyn Comley wrote: >>> >>> Thanks locating pointing the config file to the correct location of >>> libexec has moved me on a bit but now I get the message 'ERROR: you need >>> zlib to compile swftools' >>> >>> I have checked that I have zlib1g install (zlib doesn't seem to exist) >>> so not sure what to do next. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Kerstyn >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 28 April 2014 17:42, Chris Ohmstede <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> After a quick look I noticed this: >>>> --libexecdir=/usr/lib >>>> >>>> Your running a 64 bit system. I don't know Mint but chances are your >>>> libexecdir is /usr/lib64. >>>> >>>> Try this command line: >>>> >>>> ./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib64 >>>> >>>> Hope it works. >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> On 04/28/2014 09:04 AM, Kerstyn Comley wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm trying to install Swftools on Mint 16 but am unable to configure >>>> the make file. I have checked that the gcc complier is installed and works. >>>> Attached is the config.log. >>>> >>>> I've trawled the internet but cannot find any solutions. I've also >>>> been unable to install freetype as that also won't configure. Any help you >>>> can give would be much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Kerstyn >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------- >>>> SWFTools-common is a self-managed list. To subscribe/unsubscribe, or amend >>>> an existing subscription, please kindly point your favourite web browser >>>> at:<http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common> >>>> <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
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