On 04/01/10 19:21, Andrew Stallard wrote:
> I can download anything just fine. When I attempt to compile that I
> encounter problems. For example, I just tried to install gnomebaker, and
> when I attempted to configure it, I got this error:
>
> checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0... no
> *** Could not run GLIB test program, checking why...
> *** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log f
> or the
> *** exact error that occured. This usually means GLIB is incorrectly inst
> alled.
> <snip>
>
>
> Now, I tried updating glib (whatever that is) with yum. I typed 'yum upda
> te
> glib' on the command line and the response was there were no updates
> available. Now, I'm not sure what to do.
>   
Anyway when  you're compiling something you need to install the -devel
packages for whatever it complains is missing. So run 'yum search glib'
or 'yum search glib-devel' and you'll see that the package to install is
glib-devel.

(BTW If you want to burn CDs then 'yum install k3b; k3b' will get you
going without the hassle of compiling stuff.)

Tim