compiling of gnome app fails

[GBechly@gmx.de]

Hello,

I have a problem with compiling some gnome apps (e.g. glitter).
Configure does usually work without errors, but make fails
with the following error messages:
	make[3]: *** [glitter] Fehler 1
	make[3]: Verlassen des Verzeichnisses Verzeichnis
	»/usr/src/glitter-1.0beta1/src«
	make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Fehler 1
	make[2]: Verlassen des Verzeichnisses Verzeichnis
	»/usr/src/glitter-1.0beta1/src«
	make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Fehler 1
	make[1]: Verlassen des Verzeichnisses Verzeichnis
	»/usr/src/glitter-1.0beta1«
	make: *** [all-recursive-am] Fehler 2
This happens with about half of the tarballs, while many
others compile without problems.
What's the common reason for these errors?

Regards,
Guenter

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