installing and using GTK...confused ?!!?

[dave_mich]

Hi All,

I am new to DEVCPP and GTK. I try to install GTK but it doesn't seem to allow me to compile and I am quite confused.
I don't really understand the linker thing either ? can someone explain to me in detail how the whole thing work ?

cheers guys

Dave

[Wayne Keen]

In the thread titled "Please Read Before Posting a Question",
the one that you posted directly over the top of, without
reading - there is a section on the compile log, including
headers, and linking libraries that will help you understand
the mechanics of libraries and linking.

If you are still having a problem, please post your Basic 3,
they are covered in that same thread.

Wayne

[dave_mich]

Alright thanks, it helped me to understand how the whole linking and headers stuff. however, I am still not quite crystal clear on it yet... For example, I am trying to run the "hello world" of GTK:

include <gtk/gtk.h>

int main( int argc,
char argv[] )
{
GtkWidget window;

gtk_init (&argc, &argv);

window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
gtk_widget_show  (window);

gtk_main ();

return 0;

}

So, for this I downloaded and install the GTK librairies (from http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html)
but I don't know if these are correct or not because the file gtk.h is actually located in C:\Dev-Cpp\include\gtk-2.0\gtk\

Not suprisingly, the compilation does not work and give this:

Compiler: Default compiler
Executing gcc.exe...
gcc.exe "C:\TEST\hello.c" -o "C:\TEST\hello.exe" -fexpensive-optimizations -O3 -I"C:\Dev-Cpp\include" -L"C:\Dev-Cpp\lib"
C:\TEST\hello.c:1:21: gtk/gtk.h: No such file or directory
C:\TEST\hello.c: In function main': C:\TEST\hello.c:6: error:GtkWidget' undeclared (first use in this function)
C:\TEST\hello.c:6: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
C:\TEST\hello.c:6: error: for each function it appears in.)
C:\TEST\hello.c:6: error: window' undeclared (first use in this function) C:\TEST\hello.c:10: error:GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL' undeclared (first use in this function)

Execution terminated

1. So maybe, I have installed the wrong package...?? if so, which one shall I put ?

2. I have not put anything in the linker option because I don't know what to put. GTK needs other dependencies like pango, ATK..etc...which came with package dut I don't know how this is all linked together

thanks for your help

Dav