PSPP-BUG: [bug #44762] glib2 version requirement not listed in INSTALL

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                 Summary: glib2 version requirement not listed in INSTALL
                 Project: PSPP
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Tue 07 Apr 2015 02:47:44 PM UTC
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 5 - Average
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: None
                  Effort: 0.00

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Details:

I tried and failed to compile PSPP for CentOS 6.6 x86_64. I think I have found
the problem, and thought I'd pass it along since it's not covered in the
INSTALL doc.

No dependence on glib2 seems to be listed in INSTALL, but after a
mostly-successful compile I got link errors like

/usr/local/pspp-0.8.4/src/ui/gui/psppire-means-layer.c:152: undefined
reference to `g_ptr_array_new_full'

This looks to be because g_ptr_array_new_full appeared in glib2 v. 2.30 and in
CentOS 6.6 I have v. 2.28 (also appearing in error output:
g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_data, which appears in v. 2.32).

Also, as a suggestion, it would be helpful if the INSTALL noted that when
installing required packages, installing the "devel" versions should be done
as well.

I think I will try a binary install or a different host OS, so I can't confirm
the resolution of the above.




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