Re: GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE value ('/etc/GNUstep/GNUstep.conf') is not an absolute path

[Sheldon Gill]

Tom Koelman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am fixing the Windows Installer with regard to the GNUstep.conf
> file. I am building base 1.11.2 and gui 0.10.2.
>
> I use the following incantations:
>
> In the directory with source of GNUstep make:
>
> cd /gnustep-source/make
> ./configure --prefix=$GNUSTEP_INSTALL_DIR 
> --with-config-file=$GNUSTEP_INSTALL_DIR/GNUstep.conf
> make install
>
> [...] Build ffcall [...]
>
> # Build and install the base library itself
> cd /gnustep-source/base
> ./configure --disable-xml --with-config-file=$GNUSTEP_INSTALL_DIR/GNUstep.conf
> make install messages=yes warn=no
>
> Now, if I run the defaults.exe program or some other GNUstep using
> program I get the following:
>
> 2006-03-06 14:57:21.708 defaults.exe[3680] GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE value 
> ('/etc/GNUstep/GNUstep.conf') is not an absolute path.  Please rebuild 
> GNUstep-base specifying a valid path to the config file.
>
>
> What do I do wrong? As far as I can tell I already build GNUstep-base
> specifying a valid path to the config file.

If you have specified a file and it's been picked up correctly you will find 
your definition in:
  core/base/Source/config.h

I suggest you check that first.

Are you using the *release* of base 1.11.2 or a later CVS version?


Regards,
Sheldon