gtk+ from gnome cvs needs automake 1.7 - 1.9 is installed, what to do ?

[M.Clasen]

Am Do, den 05.08.2004 schrieb John Ellson um 13:32:
> M.Clasen wrote:
> 
> >hi ppl,
> >
> >i like to recompile the gtk+ package from the gnome cvs.
> >
> >while calling ./autoconf, there comes an error, autoconfs depends 
> >automake-1.7.
> >
> >i got the sources for automake 1.9, rebuild it fine and tryed again,
> >but the autoconf script of gtk+ likes only automake 1.7.
> >
> >i tryed to edit the autoconf script, but i go on thin ice there and got
> >other errors underlaying my missediting of the gtk+ cvs autoconf script.
> >
> >how can i compile the gtk+ cvs sources, what must i do here ?
> >
> >must i downgrade automake to 1.7 ??
> >
> >regardz
> >
> >Michael
> >
> >  
> >
> Have you installed all of the automake rpms?   They can all be 
> installed, i.e. they are not either/or.
> 
>     automake-1.9-1.noarch.rpm
>     automake14-1.4p6-9.noarch.rpm
>     automake15-1.5-10.noarch.rpm
>     automake16-1.6.3-2.noarch.rpm
>     automake17-1.7.9-2.noarch.rpm      <<-- this is probably what you 
> need for gtk+
> 
> John

hi john,

thx for your solution, but it does not solve my problem, the packages
were already installed, i reinstalled and got the same error.

but nice to know, its not a case of either/or for this package.

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