Re Help to configure

[bob parker]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:28, David Hampton wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 17:39, bob parker wrote:
> > I have just downloaded GnuCash version 1.8.5. source tarball.
> > My system is Debian GnuLinux Woody.
> >
> > ./configure gives the following error messages:
> >
> > checking for glib-config... no
> > checking for GLIB - version >= 0.99.7... no
> > *** The glib-config script installed by GLIB could not be found
> > *** If GLIB was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in
> > *** your path, or set the GLIB_CONFIG environment variable to the
> > *** full path to glib-config.
> > configure: error: Cannot find glib. Check config.log
> >
> > The only glibs I can find on my system are glibc and mpeglib.
>
> Then you aren't running gnome.  :-)   If you have any gtk based apps on
> your system then you have to have glib installed.  The error above is
> actually printed because the script can't find the glib-devel package.
>
David,

Thanks for your reply.

I am running Debian Woody, I have numerous gnome packages installed and many 
more available but not installed. None of them include the word glib much 
less glib-devel. Where to now?

Regards
Bob