problem installing pidgin2.6.3

[pankaj.sinha]

i downloaded pidgin2.6.3.tar.bz2 and extracted in successfully..
when i executed the ./configure command after many lines of some successfull info this is the message what i am getting and the command terminates..

checking for XScreenSaverRegister in -lXext... no
checking for XScreenSaverRegister in -lXss... no
configure: error:
XScreenSaver extension development headers not found.
Use --disable-screensaver if you do not need XScreenSaver extension support,
this is required for detecting idle time by mouse and keyboard usage.


plz help...

[unmole]

Instead of manually compiling from source did you try the PPA install ?

[unmole]

See this http://www.pidgin.im/download/ubuntu/

P.S. I thought 2.6.2 was the latest stable release.