[R] configuration error when installing gtkDevice

[Philippe Glaziou]

Dimitri Giunchi <dgiunchi at discau.unipi.it> wrote:
> when I try to install gtkDevice on Mandrake Linux 9.1 (R
> v. 1.7.1), I get the following comfiguration error (see
> below).
> 
> Has anyone else had this problem?
> Any hints are greatly appreciated.
>
> [...]
> 
> trying URL `http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/gtkDevice_0.5-3.tar.gz'
> Content type `application/x-tar' length 41535 bytes
> opened URL
> .......... .......... .......... ..........
> downloaded 40Kb
> 
> * Installing *source* package 'gtkDevice' ...
> checking for gtk-config... no
> checking for gtk12-config... no
> ERROR: Cannot find gtk-config.


The ./configure script could not find gtk-config, as stated
in the error message.  Hint: you may need to install that
tool for the script to find it on your system. A google
search will give you the directions to the right rpm
package(s).

-- 
Philippe