Re: gnumeric needs libgdk_imlib.la

[Mark Copper <m.copper@wayne.edu>]

Thanks to Ray Dassen's suggestions, I got the Gnumeric deb to build.

Maybe there are general lessons here that others can use.  I would say an
important thing for a newcomer is to learn to use nice the facilities that
are available:
	Trouble installing a package?  Check Debian bug report logs; Jody
Goldberg, Gnumeric maintainer, (and others) had posted on this particular
problem.
	Trouble with missing files?  Try Debian's "Search contents of
latest release" on the top level packages page.
	Still having trouble?  debian-user mailing list has many
knowledgeable people responding to queries.

Mark
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 12:07:54 -0400, Mark Copper wrote:
> > I am running dpkg-buildpackage on "unstable" Gnumeric sources. Make
> > exits with error saying that it cannot find /usr/lib/libgdk_imlib.la.
>
> Check the debian/control file. It states the build dependencies, including
> libgnome-dev which in turn depends on gdk-imlib-dev, which contains this
> file.
>
> > Looking in my /usr/lib directory shows that both the corresonding static
> > and shared libraries are present.
>
> The runtime libraries, but not the files needed for building binaries that
> use them (header files, ".so" link).
>
> > But I don't know what an .la file is or where to source it.
>
> That's a file that provides information for libtool.
>
> HTH,
> Ray
>