Error while compiling gutenprint

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Wed May 23 07:37:09 PDT 2012


Kemal Gencay wrote:

>> 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
>>
> I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, when I search Ubuntu Software Center for "cups
> developer package" it says its already installed ! ! !

I suppose the packet needed is libcups2-dev

Helge





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