when a build requires a -devel package, what do you do?

[Bryan]

Dave, thanks for the assist...

I am trying to build this from scratch...  but the guy that made it
says that I need the -devel packages...  The guy only uses Linux...

Here is what he wrote...
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You are missing the header files and you do need the
 "development" files for both Gimp and GTK

I am sorry, but I have no experience with BSD
so can only offer the "Go Google" advice
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Someone else suggested installing "gmake" and using that.


On 3/6/07, Woodchuck <djv at bedford.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Bryan wrote:
>
> > I attempted to build a plugin for Gimp, called "David's Batch
> > Processor".  I have g++ installed, but the compile screams about the
> > gimp-devel package not being found.  What does one do in that case?
> > Modify the Makefile?  Install fedora_base, then the gimp-devel
> > package???
> >
> > Any ideas...?  I'm sure I'm not the only person to run up on this issue...
>
> I take it that this Batch processor is not a port -- so you're probably
> on your own.  What's a URL for the Batch processor?
>
> What's a "fedora"?  Oh. redhat.  Are you trying to build this gimp thing
> to run under linux-emulation?  Then you may need the redhat stuffs.
>
> By "gimp-devel" are you referring to a port/package?
>
> Sorry to be obtuse, but you are being a bit obscure.
>
> Generally when working on a completely foreign program, you try to
> "make" it, then if something is missing and is not "easy" (a port
> or package), you go get that thing somewhere, and try to "make" it.
> You repeat this until you have everything.
>
> Dave
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