#include <gtk/gtk.h> not found...

sk8harddiefast · Nov 9, 2011

I try to create for the first time in my life something using gtk. the problem is that compiler cannot see the header. But:

Code:

[ember@Universe /usr/home/ember]$ cd /usr/local/include/gtk-2.0/gtk/      
[ember@Universe /usr/local/include/gtk-2.0/gtk]$ ls -al gtk.*
-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  7584 Nov  8 08:27 gtk.h

Is there! Any idea how to make it work?

thegolum35 · Nov 9, 2011

Hi,

Try replacing <gtk/gtk.h> by </usr/local/include/gtk-2.0/gtk/gtk.h>

Gollum

ikreos · Nov 9, 2011

If I remember right you have to use pkg-config(1) when you develop with gtk+.

arp242 · Nov 9, 2011

Please include the command(s) you issued and the full error message you get. Right now you haven't provided enough information to tell where your problem is.

My first though, however, if that you didn't include -I/usr/local/include/gtk-2.0/ in your cc(1) command. An example command might be: % cc -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/gtk-2.0 -L/usr/local/include -lgtk-x11-2 -o file file.c

sk8harddiefast · Nov 9, 2011

Ok. I didn't compile it with Geany. I change to the full header path and

Code:

gcc base.c -o base `pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-2.0`

. Solved

ikreos · Nov 9, 2011

Don't put the full header path in your source files. Use what the gtk+ documentation says. That's why they use pkg-config(1) to tell gcc where to find the header files.

sk8harddiefast · Nov 9, 2011

Work but's true. If was not for educations purpose, the full header path on source, sounds bad idea

expl · Nov 10, 2011

My generic Makefile for gtk20 apps:

Code:

BINDIR   = /usr/local/bin

PROGï»¿   = gtk-app

SRCSï»¿   = main.c        # config, main()
SRCSï»¿  += dialogs.c     # dialogs

CSTDï»¿  = c99              # C standard
CFLAGSï»¿  += -ggdb    # Include debugging symbols
CFLAGSï»¿  += -I/usr/local/include
CFLAGS  += `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0`

LDADDï»¿   = -L/usr/local/lib
LDADDï»¿  += -lm -lz             # extra libs go here
LDADDï»¿  += `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0`
LDADDï»¿  += -lgthread-2.0  # extra gnome libs go here

#we don't have any man files
NOMANï»¿   = 1
NO_MANï»¿   = 1

WARNSï»¿  ?= 0 # warning level

.include <bsd.prog.mk>  # using generic make/install/clean routines