[SOLVED] GTK not working in Codeblocks

leprechaun3 · 07-18-2016, 10:47 AM

This is with a fresh install of Codeblocks from apt on linux mint 17.3. I did make sure to install libgtk-3-dev and I already tried following this suggestion, which is the only other suggestion I have been able to find. I am still getting the "gtk/gtk.h: No such file or directory" error. This is just with trying to compile the "Hello World" program that Codeblocks loads for a new GTK+ project.

knudfl · 07-18-2016, 01:50 PM

Example, using gtk2 :

Code:

gcc -Wall -g helloworld.c -o helloworld `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0` \
`pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0`

gtk3

Code:

gcc -Wall -g helloworld.c -o helloworld `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0` \
`pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0`

leprechaun3 · 07-18-2016, 01:57 PM

I'm a little confused with your suggestion. Are you suggesting that I compile the program from terminal rather than using Codeblocks to compile the program? Or should I be inputting the code you gave me into Codeblocks somewhere so that Codeblocks will compile it? If the latter, where should I be adding the code?

Mitt Green · 07-18-2016, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leprechaun3

I'm a little confused with your suggestion. Are you suggesting that I compile the program from terminal rather than using Codeblocks to compile the program? Or should I be inputting the code you gave me into Codeblocks somewhere so that Codeblocks will compile it? If the latter, where should I be adding the code?

I am not sure about Code::Blocks (I've never used it either), but you certainly can compile it in terminal.

In the IDE you probably can put these options somewhere, where you click "compile" or "build".

Mitt Green · 07-18-2016, 02:15 PM

Anjuta is made specifically to develop GTK+ programmes.

leprechaun3 · 07-18-2016, 02:31 PM

The link in my original post suggests placing those commands in Codeblocks, but that did not work for me. The person that made that suggestion also said that Anjuta is not nearly as polished as Codeblocks, but maybe I'll try it if I can't get Codeblocks to work.

Mitt Green · 07-18-2016, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leprechaun3

The link in my original post suggests placing those commands in Codeblocks, but that did not work for me. The person that made that suggestion also said that Anjuta is not nearly as polished as Codeblocks, but maybe I'll try it if I can't get Codeblocks to work.

I tried a couple of years ago and it was okay. It's one of two IDEs I've tried though, the other being Geany.

Mmmaybe, you forgot to apply the settings?

John VV · 07-18-2016, 02:42 PM

the issue with ""gtk/gtk.h:" is that it is dependant on gtk2 or 3 and you have to spiffy what one is used
/usr/include/gtk+-3/gtk/gtk.h
/usr/include/gtk+-3/gdk
and
/usr/include/gtk+-2/gtk/gtk.h
/usr/include/gtk+-2/gdk

hence the use of the `pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0` pointer

this is even worse when the older gtk1 code tossed into the mix

leprechaun3 · 07-19-2016, 01:37 AM

Sometimes I hate computers. I just tried putting them in again and this time it worked. I really don't know what I did differently since before I even tried using copy/paste to make sure I wasn't mistyping it. I guess I did something equivalent to "turning it off and back on again."

Mitt Green · 07-19-2016, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leprechaun3

Sometimes I hate computers. I just tried putting them in again and this time it worked. I really don't know what I did differently since before I even tried using copy/paste to make sure I wasn't mistyping it. I guess I did something equivalent to "turning it off and back on again."

Big deal, it happens to many, if not all, of us

briselec · 07-19-2016, 06:55 AM

Try placing them in Project > Build Options