I have a 3 part $PACKAGE_CONF_PATH (or whatever its named), as follows since I have kde3.2, installed in /root as the default face on this box: [root@coyote /]# echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/root/kde3.2/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig There are duplicates of various ages in these seperate dirs and I obviously need to do some space patrol. Since the install, and in fact before it, I gradually became aware of gtk/gdk problems. I'm determined to get rid of one of the pkgconfig directories as its obviously obsolete after the install of FC1. Forceibly re-installing a package being complained about by a Makefile is not solving my problems due to finding the wrong includes and libs etc, etc. Which one of /usr/lib/pkgconfig and /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig dirs is now the correct place to reference for the *.pc files on an FC1 updated box? Where also, did the install put all the -devel includes so I can get rid of the older/out of date ones in the other tree? Ditto question for libs? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.22% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.