On 06/27/2011 08:57 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 06/27/2011 08:44 PM, JD wrote:
> Some packages do not want you to run make this way.
> They require that you create an empty build dir and cd into
> the build dir and then run
> {PATH-TO-GEDIT-SOURCE-DIR}/configure
> and then run make in the build dir.
Now there's a thought. Was there a README file in the tarball?
Actually the
README does state
./configure # run the `configure' script
make # build gedit
But the errors the OP encountered are more than likely caused
by missing dependencies. That is why I alerted the OP about the
list of dependencies.
I had made the comment due to my exposure to other packages' way of
building,
and prior to looking at the README file.
At any rate, creating a build dir outside the source tree and running
the configure and make in the build dir serves to keep the source tree
pristine (if there is such thing :)