Hello, Everyone :) While attempting to update Inkscape from CVS, I discovered the new dependency on libgc. I eventually found what I think is the right package: libGC-0.3-1.tar
After untarring it, I ran ./configure --help, and I found nothing about how to compile libgc with c++ support. I proceeded to read README and INSTALL in the libGC directory, and I found nothing helpful. I then checked the Inkscape news groups, where I found references to the new libgc dependency, references to compiling with c++ support, but nothing about HOW to compile with c++ support. My next step was to subscribe to this list and ask this question :)
I am running Fedora Core 2 with all official updates installed. This is a full installation, not an upgrade, and I chose to install EVERY package.
Also, the prefix that I am attempting to compile libgc for is the same one that I am compiling Inkscape for: /usr
If I've left anything out, please let me know, and I'll be glad to provide that information. For your information, I had been successfully compiling Inkscape on this system up till and including my last attempt preceding the addition of the libgc dependency.
Oooops, almost forgot the error message I get when I attempt to configure Inkscape. I got the exact same message before and after my attempts at installing libgc:
checking for GC_malloc in -lgc... no configure: error: libgc (the Boehm Conservative Collector), built with C++ support, is needed to compile inkscape
In conclusion, my installation of libGC appeared to succeed, but since I didn't know how to build it with C++ support, I got the error message quoted above.
Anyway, let me know if you need any more information on this.
Steven P. Ulrick