Topic: Installing libxml/glib

[hitman012]

Hi,

I'm trying to install an IRC proxy/bouncer on my SME installation, but am having some problems. After getting and compiling pkg-config (which its configure script needs), I recieve this error:

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checking for libxml-2.0 glib-2.0 gmodule-2.0... configure: error: libxml and glib are required

I've tried various variations of this with yum in order to try and download but have had no luck. I also tried compiling the latest version of glib but the script still gives me this error (do I need to reboot after that?).

Thanks

[cactus]

Hi,

I'm trying to install an IRC proxy/bouncer on my SME installation, but am having some problems. After getting and compiling pkg-config (which its configure script needs), I recieve this error:

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checking for libxml-2.0 glib-2.0 gmodule-2.0... configure: error: libxml and glib are required

I've tried various variations of this with yum in order to try and download but have had no luck. I also tried compiling the latest version of glib but the script still gives me this error (do I need to reboot after that?).

Thanks

Which repositories do you have enabled? Do you also have the 3rd Party Yum repositories enabled? Maybe those repositories also hold an rpm for the package you are trying to install, this will save you building the package. I mainly use the dries, dag en atrpms repositories in case I cannot find it in the default repositories. Be sure to use Centos or RHEL RPM's, they have worked for me all the time.

[hitman012]

Nope... couldn't find an up-to-date version in the repositories you suggest

[william_syd]

Nope... couldn't find an up-to-date version in the repositories you suggest

Whats an uptodate one ?

Try

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yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates list libxml2 glib2

Which for me gives

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[root@tiger ~]# yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates list libxml2 glib2
==============================================================
WARNING: Additional commands may be required after running yum
==============================================================
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Installed Packages
glib2.i386                               2.4.7-1                installed
libxml2.i386                             2.6.16-6               installed
================================================================
No new rpms were installed. No additional commands are required.
================================================================
[root@tiger ~]#

To see which repositories are on your system..

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db yum_repositories show | more

Take note of the Visible and status fields.

If Visible is 'no' then they wont be seen in the Server-Manager and staus 'no' means they wont be used by yum unless you specify them with the --enablerepo option.

[hitman012]

Interesting - that returns that they're installed. In that case, I must be missing gmodule?

Thanks for your replies so far.

[william_syd]

Interesting - that returns that they're installed. In that case, I must be missing gmodule?

Thanks for your replies so far.

What exactly are you trying to install ?

[hitman012]

I'm trying to install ctrlproxy 2.6.2 (located here).

[william_syd]

I'm trying to install ctrlproxy 2.6.2 (located here).

Try

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yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates install cpp gcc libxml2-devel glib2-devel
wget http://ctrlproxy.vernstok.nl/releases/ctrlproxy-2.6.2.tar.gz
tar -xzf ctrlproxy-2.6.2.tar.gz
cd ctrlproxy-2.6.2
./configure
make
make install

It appears to have worked for me.

[hitman012]

The packages installed fine, but unfortunately it's still giving me the same error. I've tried restarting the system but to no avail.

[william_syd]

The packages installed fine, but unfortunately it's still giving me the same error. I've tried restarting the system but to no avail.

Hmm

I'm sure thats all I did..

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yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates install cpp gcc libxml2-devel glib2-devel
wget http://ctrlproxy.vernstok.nl/releases/ctrlproxy-2.6.2.tar.gz
tar -xzf ctrlproxy-2.6.2.tar.gz
cd ctrlproxy-2.6.2
./configure
make
make install

You replied while I was editing the yum line.

[hitman012]

Interesting - I ran your updated yum line and it added another package. However, it still returns that error when obviously they are installed. Perhaps through trying to compile glib myself I inadvertently caused this? If so, is there a way to remove glib completely and start again to eliminate the possibility?

[william_syd]

Interesting - I ran your updated yum line and it added another package. However, it still returns that error when obviously they are installed. Perhaps through trying to compile glib myself I inadvertently caused this? If so, is there a way to remove glib completely and start again to eliminate the possibility?

I have no idea.

I gather

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yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates remove glib
says nothing to do.
If so try

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yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates install glib

[william_syd]

Had to do this as well..

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yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates install pkgconfig


[hitman012]

Nope.. that doesn't seem to do it either. I've tried removing the packages and installing them again, but with no success. This is a strange one

[william_syd]

Nope.. that doesn't seem to do it either. I've tried removing the packages and installing them again, but with no success. This is a strange one

Just to make sure I didn't miss anything I tried it again on a stock SME 7 install ( in VMware ).

List of the commands I used..

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[root@vmsme2 ctrlproxy-2.6.2]# history
    1  yum --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates install cpp gcc libxml2-devel glib2-devel pkgconfig
    2  wget http://ctrlproxy.vernstok.nl/releases/ctrlproxy-2.6.2.tar.gz
    3  tar -xzf ctrlproxy-2.6.2.tar.gz
    4  cd ctrlproxy-2.6.2
    5  ./configure
    6  make
    7  make install
    8  history
[root@vmsme2 ctrlproxy-2.6.2]#

I was logged in as root and started in the /root directory.

My only 'error' was the following during make install

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make[1]: Entering directory /root/ctrlproxy-2.6.2/doc'

---------------------------------------------------------------
You are using ctrlproxy from CVS and have not enabled the docs
(./configure --enable-docs). No documentation will be installed
---------------------------------------------------------------

make[1]: Leaving directory /root/ctrlproxy-2.6.2/doc'


It appears to be installed ok..

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[root@vmsme2 ctrlproxy-2.6.2]# ctrlproxy -v
ctrlproxy 2.6.2
(c) 2002-2003 Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@nl.linux.org>
[root@vmsme2 ctrlproxy-2.6.2]#


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[root@vmsme2 ctrlproxy-2.6.2]# ctrlproxy -?
Usage: ctrlproxy [OPTION...]
  -d, --debug=FILE       Write irc traffic to specified file
  -D, --daemon           Run in the background (as a daemon)
  -l, --log=FILE         Log messages to specified file
  -r, --rc-file=FILE     Use configuration file from specified location
  -v, --version          Show version information

Help options:
  -?, --help             Show this help message
  --usage                Display brief usage message
[root@vmsme2 ctrlproxy-2.6.2]#