You probably need to install the libgtk-dev package for your installed version of gtk.
If it still doesn't work after that, try deleting the config.cache file in the directory you're running configure from. Matthew A R wrote: > > I have problems installing Ggradebook (Gnu software), it complains that > some libraries for gtk+ are absent. > Next my failed installation sequence: > > ./configure -disable-gnome > creating cache ./config.cache [cut]