[gst-devel] How can I configure a newer version of gstreamer in ubuntu 8.04

[Stefan Kost]

hap 497 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to build a newer version of 'gstreamer' in my ubuntu 8.04. So I get
> the source, and run './configure --prefix=/home/hap497/bin; make; make
> install'
>
> But what do i need to set PKG_CONFIG_PATH to in other for my another
> program's configure script can see it?
>
> I tried export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/home/hap497/bin/lib/pkgconfig
>
> and:
>
> export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/home/hap497/bin/lib
>
> But for some reasons, Webkit's configure script still cant' find gstreamer
> libraries.
>
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maybe you need to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH as well. not sure what kind of
checks webkits configure runs. Also check the config.log file  - that
gives more detail about what actualy failed.

Stefan