Re: [gNewSense-users] IceCat 5: Update failure message

[Snoopys Woodstock]

>>      IceCats ppa for gNS Hardy is no longer available!

>> 
>>      Download simply the source code, from
>>     ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/5.0/
>> 
I've downloaded the file icecat-5.0.tar.bz2 and put it into my home folder
> 
> Quick overview to compile software from source (## = comment, $ = command):
> 
> ## Get compilers etc.
> $ sudo aptitude install build-essential
> ## Get libraries and other build dependencies (if the package
> ## exists in the distribution).
> $ sudo apt-get build-dep <package>
> ## Get tool that enables clean uninstalling.
> $ sudo aptitude install checkinstall
> ## Unpack the sources and get in there.
> $ tar -xf sources.tar.bz2  &&  cd sources
> ## Prepare for compiling. If this gives any error you probably
> ## need to install more libraries.
> $ ./configure
At least I've got this:

checking for gtk+-2.0 >= 2.10.0 gtk+-unix-print-2.0 glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 
gdk-x11-2.0... Package gtk+-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path. 
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-2.0.pc' to the 
PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'gtk+-2.0' found Package 
gtk+-unix-print-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-unix-print-2.0.pc' to the 
PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'gtk+-unix-print-2.0' found 
Package glib-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `glib-2.0.pc' to the 
PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'glib-2.0' found Package 
gobject-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gobject-2.0.pc' to the 
PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'gobject-2.0' found Package 
gdk-x11-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gdk-x11-2.0.pc' to the 
PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'gdk-x11-2.0' found
configure: error: Library requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.10.0 gtk+-unix-print-2.0 
glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 gdk-x11-2.0) not met; consider adjusting the 
PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard 
prefix so pkg-config can find them.

I don't know what to do with such information. I thougt it was missed packages 
and I tried to get them but it doesn't work.

I try to go on with next step.

> ## Start compiling.
> $ make

make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

> ## Install it.
> $ sudo checkinstall

thomas