Problem implementing GnuCash 1.8.4 on Slackware 9.0 with Gnome 2.2 - gal library not found

[Derek Atkins]

Gnucash is a gnome-1.4 application; you need a complete gnome-1.4
development environment in order to build it.  What do you get from
"gnome-config --libs gal"?  Also, check your config.log -- it should
provide more of a clue to what's going on.

-derek

Al Wheeler <alfred.j.wheeler at verizon.net> writes:

> Hi All,
> How do I help gnucash-1.8.4's "./configure" find "gal"? I did
> configure, make, and make install for "gal-1.99.7". I did ldconfig
> after, though I am not sure that it was relevant at all.
> 
> Tail of ./configure output on terminal -
> <SNIP>
> checking for GDK_PIXBUF - version >= 0.2.5... yes
> checking for gnome-config... (cached) /usr/local/bin/gnome-config
> checking for GNOME-PRINT - version >= 0.21... found 0.37
> checking for libglade-config... no
> checking for libglade... no
> checking for main in -lgal... Unknown library `gal'
> no
> configure: error: gal library not found. See the README and config.log
> for more info.
> bash-2.05b#
> 
> 
> Relevant portion of config.log -
> <SNIP>
> configure:13133: checking for main in -lgal
> configure:13148: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -Wall -Wunused
> -I/opt/gnome/include  -L/opt/gnome/lib conftest.c -lgal  -lpopt -lm
> -lm 1>&5
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-slackware-linux/3.2.2/../../../../i386-slackware-linux/bin/ld:
> cannot find -lgal
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 13141 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> </SNIP>
> 
> 
> TIA
> :)
> 
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