Build from Source | fltk

[Weparo]

Hi there,

While I occasionally install softweare from source, this time

./configure

ends with :

checking for fltk-config... no
fltk-config not found

and exits.
So I'm guessing that I need to install fltk? I tried to install it from the package manager and w/ yum, neither worked, it says we don't have that package in our repos.

What now? Do you guys know where to get it?


Weparo

[PabloTwo]

BASH:~/-> yum provides */fltk-config
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto

 ----<snip>----
   
fltk-devel-1.3.0-1.fc16.i686 : Development files for fltk
Repo        : fedora
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/fltk-config



fltk-devel-1.3.0-1.fc16.x86_64 : Development files for fltk
Repo        : fedora
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/fltk-config

# yum install fltk-devel

[Weparo]

Ok, that worked pretty good, thanks.

just asking : In the make process it says that an other thing is missing, can I find it by searching for the package providing it by typing :

yum provides */"what_I'm_searching_for" an then install the given package?

Weparo

[Crayon]

yes, that's what you do to find the package containing what you need.

[jpollard]

Usually.

Sometimes I've seen the missing list include library names but without the full name of the library (missing "math library" and not saying "missing libm" - note this is just an example, another is "can't fint qt" - where what may be missing is libqt<something or other>.a, or the include files /usr/include/Qt). At these times you may have to think about what the library name is before doing the search.

[AndrewSerk]

I have often got around this issue by downloading the src.rpm and running a "yum-builddep" against it. I sometimes do this even if I am going to build from a tarball just to save on some hassle.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by jpollard

Usually.

Sometimes I've seen the missing list include library names but without the full name of the library (missing "math library" and not saying "missing libm" - note this is just an example, another is "can't fint qt" - where what may be missing is libqt<something or other>.a, or the include files /usr/include/Qt). At these times you may have to think about what the library name is before doing the search.

Sometimes, but it's not typical in my experience. A bigger problem is finding the correct version of a library.
So the places to look for details are in the config script, and the package website.