On Monday 07 December 2009 16:42:58 Elwin Estle wrote:

I am attempting to compile 0.47 on Slackware 13.0. I run

configure then

hit a snag:

configure: error: libgc (the Boehm Conservative Collector) 6.4+,

is needed

to compile inkscape --

http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc

I have downloaded the code from the URL mentioned above, it

compiles fine.

Then I try to compile Inkscape, and it still gives me the above

error.

I did "make uninstall" on the gc package and downloaded the

exact 6.4

package. Compiled it...still no joy.

Uninstalled that.

Went to Slacky.eu and downloaded a precompiled gc 7.1 and

installed that...

Still getting the same error.

What am I doing wrong? Is it looking for some sort of

development

headers? If so...whereinheck do I get those?

I installed the Boehm Collector on my Slack 13 box. Don't remember the exact procedure but I usually locate the source in /usr/local/xxx and compile and install from there. . You could have a permissions problem, or another library with the same name is located first on the search path.