Re: GNUstep fails to build on SUSE 9.2

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On 2005-04-26 14:40:12 +0100 BK <bk_mailinglists@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> On Apr 26, 2005, at 21:42, Richard Frith-Macdonald wrote:
>
> > Are you *sure* it's nonsense?
> >
> > The reason I ask is that it's quite a common error to assume that 
> > development packages of libraries are installed, when in fact only the 
> > runtime libraries are installed.  To build software (such as gnustep) you 
> > need the development packages which include headers etc.
>
> Yes I am sure.
>
> First, I have the Yast window in front of me which shows me that the 
> packages 
> are there. BTW, I always install the -devel packages for everything that is 
> listed as a prerequisite as a matter of principle and if only out of 
> paranoia.
>
> Second, the installation script for gnustep-startup does report that those 
> libraries are missing, BUT the configure scripts in the other packages (ie 
> -make, -base, -gui, -back) also perform the check for those libraries and 
> confirm that those libs are there.

Ah ... I hadn't noticed that you were using gnustep-startup ... if the 
individual packages find the libraries and build, then it's fair to assume 
an error in the gnustep-startup configure scripts.