Dependencies docs are not sufficient

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Dependencies docs are not sufficient

TheLonelyGhost opened this issue 13 years ago · comments

David Alexander commented 13 years ago

OS: Ubuntu 11.10 (32-bit)

Geany Version: geany 0.20 (built on Jul 1 2011 with GTK 2.24.5, GLib 2.29.8, GIO)

Actions to Reproduce:

checked out git repository (2011-12-20)
ran cd geany-zencoding, chmod a+x autogen.sh, and autogen.sh
ran ./configure --prefix=$(dirname $(dirname $(which geany)))

Expected:
"everything is okay, now run ./make and ./install"

Actual:
"
[...]
checking for gtk... no
configure: error: Package requirements (gtk+-2.0) were not met:

No package 'gtk+-2.0' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables gtk_CFLAGS
and gtk_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.
"

Matthew Brush · Answer 1 · Wed Dec 21 2011 10:10:08 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Did you install the libgtk2.0-dev package? This one has all the dev stuff needed to build against the GTK+ libraries (which is required to build Geany plugins).

David Alexander · Answer 2 · Wed Dec 21 2011 11:39:27 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I mistakenly thought I already had geany-plugins installed. After that, I ran into the same issue as Issue #1, which prompted me to install python-dev. After all dependencies were installed, I was able to run the plugin as per your instructions.

In your readme, I saw nothing to the effect of needing geany-plugins or python-dev installed, though the former now seems like common sense. I strongly suggest you update the readme to include them so further derps like me won't get tripped up by it.

Edit: Just found the "Dependencies" near the bottom. Perhaps it should be relocated above "Installation" and include the package names?

Matthew Brush · Answer 3 · Wed Dec 21 2011 12:09:34 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Heh, OK, I was going to tell you about it :)

I agree it's a good idea to move it up and elaborate on it a bit. Maybe list the package names for popular distros even. If you feel like making a patch, send me a pull request, otherwise I'll try to do it when I get a chance.

Thanks.

(I'm gonna re-open the issue so if I forget, next time I look I'll remember to do it :))

Matthew Brush · Answer 4 · Wed Dec 21 2011 13:28:54 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I fixed it a bit in ddee7a0

David Alexander · Answer 5 · Fri Dec 23 2011 02:12:56 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Much appreciated! I'm still new to git (and completely unfamiliar with C) so helping isn't in the equation on my end. Fantastic job on this though!