compiling source of abiword

[NoOp]

On 04/07/2011 01:14 AM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> dd wrote:
...
>> In my /usr/lib folder there are already the glib-2.0 and gtk2.0
>> folders present. and most of the programs installed in my pc require
>> gtk to run properly. So, I definitely have it installed. Then why is
>> the error?
> 
> Because you need the -dev packages. You could search in synaptic for the 
> package names mentioned in the error message and select the 
> corresponding -dev package. Or simply run the command
> 
> sudo apt-get build-dep abiword
> 
> 
> Nils
> 

And at the the risk of being chastised for providing a link...
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware
[Three Stages to Compiling Packages & Troubleshooting the configure]