Re^2: Windows/Linux System Tray and tk

[deadpickle]

I was going to try and test Gtk2::TrayIcon. I went to install the module and recieved this error:

  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TS/TSCH/Gtk2-1.145.tar.gz

*** can not find package gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.0
*** check that it is properly installed and available in PKG_CONFIG_PA
+TH
 at Makefile.PL line 67
Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=s
+ite]
  TSCH/Gtk2-1.145.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Failed during this command:
 TSCH/Gtk2-1.145.tar.gz                       : writemakefile NO '/usr
+/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site' returned status 2304

I believe that Gtk2 is installed since I have ran programs that used it before. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[zentara]

Perl/Gtk2 is based on the c Gtk2 libs, so you need to install the c libs before the Perl modules that interface to them. Your linux distribution may have the runtime Gtk2 (Gnome libs) as a separate package, with the "devel libs" in another rpm (or whatever). SO if you can run Gtk2 programs, but can't compile them, install the "gtk2-gnome devel" package.

If that is not possible, get the c libs yourself See Perl/Gtk2 Faq

The basic libs are only needed, not the entire Gnome library set. They must be installed in a certain order

pkgconfig
cairo
glib
pango
atk
gtk2

You usually have to keep the same pkgconfig location.... defaults to /usr/local, but it's easiest to keep them in /usr, so when you configure them, do

./configure --prefix=/usr

Get the latest versions from Gtk+ downloads then install in the order above, then install the Perl modules in the same order.

[deadpickle]

Simply enough, I did not think of looking in the Synaptic Package Manager. Ubuntu 7.04 includes this Perl Module in the SPM.