MATE mate-utils-1.16 make errors

[Gecko64]

Hello guys !
I'm actually on a Debian stretch and trying to install with the sources Mate 1.16.
I've actually installed everything except mate-utils.
During the configuration, i've no problem, everythings to execute the compilation are present but during the compilation, i've got this error :

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mate_dictionary_applet-gdict-sidebar.o: In function `gdict_sidebar_init':
/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0/mate-dictionary/src/gdict-sidebar.c:336: undefined reference to `gtk_box_new'
/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0/mate-dictionary/src/gdict-sidebar.c:355: undefined reference to `gtk_box_new'
/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0/mate-dictionary/src/gdict-sidebar.c:362: undefined reference to `gtk_label_set_xalign'
/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0/mate-dictionary/src/gdict-sidebar.c:363: undefined reference to `gtk_label_set_yalign'
mate_dictionary_applet-gdict-sidebar.o: In function `gdict_sidebar_select_button_press_cb':
/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0/mate-dictionary/src/gdict-sidebar.c:183: undefined reference to `gtk_widget_get_preferred_size'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:642: recipe for target 'mate-dictionary-applet' failed
make[3]: *** [mate-dictionary-applet] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0/mate-dictionary/src'
Makefile:433: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0/mate-dictionary'
Makefile:501: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/root/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0'
Makefile:432: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
root@lenovo:~/mate-1.16-source/uncompressed/mate-utils-1.16.0# 

For me, i think that's a problem in the source code and i wondered if someone else here has met the same problem during the 'make' command ?
I wondered too if someone know when this version of mate will be add into the debian's repository ?

Thank you !
Gecko64

[stevepusser]

Very probably it's some gtk3 issue. Either you are missing a build depends or it wants an even newer gtk3. It's possible to build against gtk2, as in the back port of 1.16 l did on Jessie.