xglsnow gives error message on compile

[wsoderberg]

[code:4b3d3]viljam@revelations:~/xglsnow-0.2.0$ ls
BUGS build ChangeLog COPYING INSTALL Makefile snow.c snowflake2.png
viljam@revelations:~/xglsnow-0.2.0$ make
-e compiling : snow.c -> build/libsnow.loPackage ice was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `ice.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
Package 'ice', required by 'beryl', not found
/bin/sh: libtool: not found
make: *** [build/libsnow.lo] Fel 127[/code:4b3d3]

I can't get what's wrong. I got the dependencies. Though, I did download beryl by using apt-get install with their repostries. It says that it requires a beryl version from SVN, is that the way I got it? Sorry for the noobieness. :<

[kuriharu]

Don't compile - It sucks!

Do this instead:
apt-get install beryl-plugins-unsupported

This will install the snow plug-in. I found this on another forum and I instantly had snow. You gotta love this distro!

Of course, since these are "unsupported" plugins, you're supposed to expect more instability. Of course, Beryl crashes on me more than NT4 did, so you be the judge.

[wsoderberg]

Ah, thanks! I'll try it.

[wsoderberg]

It returned an error message aswell.

Fel uppstod vid hantering: (this is swedish and it says a error was encountered)
/var/cache/apt/archives/beryl-plugins-unsupported_0.2.0~0beryl1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[kuriharu]

Ugh. You have to love error messages that don't tell you anything.

I'm kind of new to beryl, so I'm not sure what's the best course of action.

What might work would be to open Synaptic and search for "beryl", then install any beryl development package you find. Does everything else in Beryl run okay?

[wsoderberg]

I got it working by writing apt-get check then trying to reinstall it.

Very nice indeed. Thanks for the help!