Do i have a compiler problem?

[m1cha3l]

hi i am trying to install Firestarter as i cant get my head around iptables just yet .

i download the tarball and unpack with

tar -zxvf firestart*tar.gz

this works fine

i then change directory

cd fire*

then i run configure with the command

./configure --sysconfdir=/etc

this runs fine with no errors

its the next step that fails

when i type

make

it runs fine for a mo then i get these errors

/usr/local/include/gtk-2.0/gdk/gdktypes.h:51:23: error: gdkconfig.h: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [firestarter.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/firestarter-1.0.3/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/firestarter-1.0.3/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/firestarter-1.0.3'
make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2

i had the same problem while trying to compile Gamp aswell.

i have no idea being a n00b

please help

[ninwii]

maybe its a problem of the firestarter package.

the (perfect) way is that the configure checks all the variables and files that are required to compile the package. but it looks like the "configure" missed some checks

( /usr/local/include/gtk-2.0/gdk/gdktypes.h:51:23: error: gdkconfig.h: No such file or directory ) thats the key of your problem...check manually if the file exists or not

[m1cha3l]

sorry wasnt thinking earlier

i have checked for that file but it is missing

how would i find this file?

will i have to contact the firestarter team

thank you for your help

[Archangel-Amael]

sorry wasnt thinking earlier
i have checked for that file but it is missing
how would i find this file?
will i have to contact the firestarter team
thank you for your help

try looking for gdkconfig.h at

/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include/

and try making a symlink in

/usr/include/gtk-2.0/gdk

You can do this by:

ln -s /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include/gdkconfig.h /usr/include/gtk-2.0/gdk

If you do not have the include folder then you will most likely need to upgrade gtk.

Let us know how you get on with it.

[m1cha3l]

thank you for your help Archangel

i checked that the file is in the include directory. and it was, so i created the link as you suggested but still get the same error message.

i then tried to put a copy of the actual file rather than a link and still no joy

if you have anymore suggestions please let me know.

thank you once again

[purehate]

May I suggest you use guard dog rather than fire starter. For some one with not much linux knowledge it will be much easier. You can get the .tgz right here

Once you get it just do this....

bt~#installpkg guarddog-2.6.0-i486-1sl.tgz

let that finish and then type "guarddog" in a shell and you will have a nice easy GUI to work with.

Just a side note, That package is for bt3 if you need bt2 let me know.

[m1cha3l]

thank you pureh@te i have installed guarddog and after a quick read of the manual have it up and running.

the thing is this still doesn't help my original problem! i do appreciate your help( more than you know) but i want to learn. i want to understand why i cant install firestarter? i want to know what i am doing wrong! Its the only way i will ever learn

[purehate]

No problem with that m1cha3l. I was just under the impression you needed a firewall and thought I'd provide a solution. As to getting firestarter to work. you were on the right track. you seem to be missing some files. Try googling the whole error line and read stuff for every distro. Sometimes its only a version problem or something.

[Archangel-Amael]

after reading the programs website and searching through their mailing list as well as the ./config file I was not able to find much more info.

But I believe that maybe if the op removed all references to firestarter and re-installed without doing the whole
--sysconfdir=/etc part but rather just a ./configure make make install that it may work. I think the whole --syconfdir is more for debian. I was not able to find any info on using the program in slackware.
Of course I could be totally wrong on this.

[m1cha3l]

@ pureh@te

thank you. I did need a working firewall and thanks to you am now protected.



@ Archangel

I have tried just using ./configure but still hit the same probs.

I looked on www.linux.org about slackware installs and noticed you could change a .rpm to a .tgz . I tried this method also. An once again no luck. I have emailed the firestarter team regarding this. As soon as I get a reply I will post what they have said.

once again thank you for all your help