I want to build Gtk+2 for a very old RH linux 7.3.  I can't update the base system and don't have root access. I'm trying to do everything in $HOME.  Only Cairo won't build.  All the other dependencies for Gtk+ have been built successfully. I've tried 1.4.12, 1.2.2.  1.2.6 and 1.5.4.  All fail to build out of the box.  Each version has different problems. I'm about to pull out my remaining hair. The version of  GCC is 2.8.1 First, does anyone know if Cairo has been built for RH 7.3?  Is this the right place to go for help? All insight appreciated.