Public bug reported: Just tried to build gdm 3.28.2 from source on ubuntu 16.04.4.
Configure fails with: configure: error: Package requirements (gobject-2.0 >= 2.36.0 gio-2.0 >= 2.36.0 gio-unix-2.0 >= 2.36.0 accountsservice >= 0.6.35 xcb ) were not met: Package 'accountsservice', required by 'virtual:world', not found Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix. According to apt, the following are installed: accountsservice/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed,automatic] query and manipulate user account information gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed] GObject introspection data for AccountService libaccountsservice-dev/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed] query and manipulate user account information - header files libaccountsservice0/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed,automatic] query and manipulate user account information - shared libraries Neither /usr/lib/pkgconfig nor /usr/share/pkgconfig contain accountsservice.pc => I am assuming that it is missing. ** Affects: accountsservice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to accountsservice in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1776686 Title: missing accountsservice.pc ? Status in accountsservice package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Just tried to build gdm 3.28.2 from source on ubuntu 16.04.4. Configure fails with: configure: error: Package requirements (gobject-2.0 >= 2.36.0 gio-2.0 >= 2.36.0 gio-unix-2.0 >= 2.36.0 accountsservice >= 0.6.35 xcb ) were not met: Package 'accountsservice', required by 'virtual:world', not found Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix. According to apt, the following are installed: accountsservice/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed,automatic] query and manipulate user account information gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed] GObject introspection data for AccountService libaccountsservice-dev/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed] query and manipulate user account information - header files libaccountsservice0/xenial-updates,now 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3 amd64 [installed,automatic] query and manipulate user account information - shared libraries Neither /usr/lib/pkgconfig nor /usr/share/pkgconfig contain accountsservice.pc => I am assuming that it is missing. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1776686/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp