Error while compiling gutenprint

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Wed May 23 06:00:05 PDT 2012


Kemal Gencay wrote:

> Dear developers,
> 
> While compiling gutenprint, I get the following error msg,
> 
> Will be grateful if you kindly help
> 
> TIA
> 
> Kemal
> 
> 
> genppd.c:79:23: fatal error: cups/cups.h: No such file or directory
> compilation terminated.
> make[3]: *** [cups_genppd_5_2-genppd.o] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/home/kemal/Downloads/gutenprint/print/src/cups' make[2]: ***
> [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/home/kemal/Downloads/gutenprint/print/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive]
> Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/kemal/Downloads/gutenprint/print' make: *** [all] Error 2

I guess you use some Linux distribution. You need to install the CUPS 
developer package (the name depends on the distribution).

Helge





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