Re: guile-gnome-platform-2.16.1 fails to build with g-wrap-1.9.12

[Neil Jerram]

"Marijn Schouten (hkBst)" <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi,
>
> guile-gnome-platform-2.16.1 fails to build with g-wrap-1.9.12, but built fine
> with g-wrap-1.9.11. Full build log[1] from bug[2]. The first error seems to 
> be:
>
>
> In file included from /usr/include/g-wrap/core-runtime.h:23,
>                  from guile-gnome-gw-glib.c:3:
> /usr/include/g-wrap/ffi-support.h:24:17: error: ffi.h: No such file or 
> directory

I recall having this error and being confused by the g-wrap build.
g-wrap builds and installs its own copy of libffi if and only if there
isn't already a libffi installed when the build starts.  So this error
can be caused by:

1. Build and install g-wrap-1.9.11.  No libffi installed yet, so
g-wrap installs it.

2. Build and install g-wrap-1.9.12.  libffi is already installed.

3. Uninstall g-wrap-1.9.11.  This uninstalls libffi too.

Could that be what is happening in your case?

    Neil