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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: giflib30 error
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-04-18 8:22:55
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Robert D. Lake wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am trying to compile Koffice on RedHat Linux 5.2 (2.0.36). I have
> followed the instructions, successfully compiling python, mico and
> corba. When I run configure for Koffice it comes back with the message
> "checking for giflib ... configure: error: You need giflib30. Please
> install the kde support package".
> I have installed a newer version of the support package
> (kdesupport-1_1-5rh5x_i386) but the same message still appears.  I have
> found libgif.so.3 and libgif.so.3.0.0 in my /usr/lib so configure ought
> to find it !
> 
> I have looked in your FAQ but was unable to see an error like this one.
> 
RPMs won't give you what configure need in most places. What you need
is a libgif-dev package. 

But after all this is a bug in a older koffice snapshot. It should be
rather old.

Greetings, Stephan

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