Before I head to class, I wanted to reply with what I've tried.  The SuSE package manager does has a Gaim package in there, but it is version 0.7-something, and I would like the updated version.  The PKG_CONFIG_PATH, when echoed out, is pointed to the right places.  I used the package manager to remove all 2.2.3 version of glib.  I did ldconfig just to be safe, and I then did the configure, which also went through fine.  The make, however, results in the same errors as before.
And Secret, I actually do use Gaim rather than gAIM most of the time, but I wasn't sure which was the correct one, so I took a stab at it.  Good to know what the correct way to type it is.
Oh, and here's the error code:
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		| account.o(.text+0x1cf): In function `gaim_account_get_status_types': /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/account.c:1336: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 account.o(.text+0x1ff): In function `gaim_account_get_presence':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/account.c:1318: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 account.o(.text+0x22f): In function `gaim_account_get_proxy_info':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/account.c:1282: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 account.o(.text+0x25f): In function `gaim_account_get_remember_password':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/account.c:1257: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 account.o(.text+0x28f): In function `gaim_account_get_connection':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/account.c:1249: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 account.o(.text+0x2bf):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/account.c:1229: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x48c): In function `gaim_buddy_icon_cache':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:236: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x4cc):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:246: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x4dc):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:247: undefined reference to `g_unlink'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x525):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:250: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x55b):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:228: undefined reference to `g_mkdir'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x5a2):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:251: undefined reference to `g_unlink'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x5b9):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:251: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x673): In function `gaim_buddy_icon_update':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:197: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x80c): In function `gaim_buddy_icon_destroy':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:137: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x871): In function `gaim_buddy_icon_unref':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:168: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x922): In function `gaim_buddy_icons_find':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:376: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x948):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:381: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x963):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:382: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x9fe):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:393: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0xa83): In function `gaim_buddy_icon_new':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:69: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0x70e): In function `gaim_buddy_icon_set_data':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:301: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0xb81): In function `gaim_buddy_icons_set_for_user':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:345: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 buddyicon.o(.text+0xba2):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/buddyicon.c:345: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 cmds.o(.text+0x893):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/cmds.c:62: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 desktopitem.o(.text+0x1363): In function `gaim_desktop_item_new_from_file':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/desktopitem.c:1153: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 desktopitem.o(.text+0x152d):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/desktopitem.c:317: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 desktopitem.o(.text+0x15a6):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/desktopitem.c:350: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 eventloop.o(.text+0x37): In function `gaim_eventloop_get_ui_ops':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/eventloop.c:73: undefined reference to `g_assert_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x3c): In function `gaim_xfer_set_status':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:114: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x72): In function `gaim_xfer_set_cancel_recv_fnc':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:670: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0xa2): In function `gaim_xfer_set_cancel_send_fnc':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:662: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0xd2): In function `gaim_xfer_set_end_fnc':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:654: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x102): In function `gaim_xfer_set_start_fnc':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:646: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x132):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:638: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 ft.o(.text+0x10ae): In function `begin_transfer':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:795: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 ft.o(.text+0x12be): In function `gaim_xfer_new':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:61: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x1324): In function `gaim_xfer_write':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:708: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x149e): In function `gaim_xfer_read':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:693: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x175e): In function `gaim_xfer_request_accepted':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:373: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 ft.o(.text+0x1814): In function `gaim_xfer_choose_file_ok_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:174: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 ft.o(.text+0x19b5): In function `gaim_xfer_request':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:328: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x78c): In function `gaim_xfer_error':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:1049: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x7bc):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:1043: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x115c): In function `gaim_xfer_start':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:828: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 ft.o(.text+0x117d):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/ft.c:828: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 imgstore.o(.text+0xb3):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/imgstore.c:76: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 log.o(.text+0x7a): In function `log_sizer_common':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:454: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 log.o(.text+0x4c8): In function `old_logger_total_size':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:965: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 log.o(.text+0x7b2): In function `log_writer_common':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:395: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 log.o(.text+0xe40): In function `old_logger_read':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:979: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 log.o(.text+0xfc6): In function `old_logger_list':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:854: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 log.o(.text+0x16c1): In function `gaim_log_logger_set':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:276: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 log.o(.text+0x1751): In function `gaim_log_get_size':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:109: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 log.o(.text+0x17d0): In function `gaim_log_free':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:69: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 log.o(.text+0x180e): In function `gaim_log_logger_remove':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:270: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 log.o(.text+0x186e): In function `gaim_log_logger_add':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:263: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 log.o(.text+0x1b01):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/log.c:98: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 util.o(.text+0x3476): In function `gaim_build_dir':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:1934: undefined reference to `g_mkdir'
 util.o(.text+0x34eb):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:1945: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 util.o(.text+0x3619): In function `gaim_util_write_data_to_file':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:1969: undefined reference to `g_mkdir'
 util.o(.text+0x3668):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:1991: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 util.o(.text+0x36ec):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:1983: undefined reference to `g_unlink'
 util.o(.text+0x377e):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:2026: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 util.o(.text+0x37ae):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:2028: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 util.o(.text+0x3840):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:2054: undefined reference to `g_rename'
 util.o(.text+0x3872):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:2046: undefined reference to `g_unlink'
 util.o(.text+0x3a8e): In function `gaim_util_read_xml_from_file':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:2118: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 util.o(.text+0x3b1f): In function `gaim_markup_get_tag_name':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:1852: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 util.o(.text+0x3d69): In function `gaim_markup_slice':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:1753: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 util.o(.text+0xb2be): In function `gaim_markup_find_tag':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:659: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 util.o(.text+0xb5aa): In function `gaim_base16_encode':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:85: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 util.o(.text+0xbbf9):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/util.c:374: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 gtkaccount.o(.text+0x24c9): In function `convert_buddy_icon':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkaccount.c:523: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 gtkaccount.o(.text+0x2822):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkaccount.c:548: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 gtkaccount.o(.text+0x29b9):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkaccount.c:602: undefined reference to `g_mkdir'
 gtkaccount.o(.text+0x2bc2): In function `icon_preview_change_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkaccount.c:307: undefined reference to `g_stat'
 gtkblist.o(.text+0xd64): In function `create_prpl_icon':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkblist.c:4868: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkblist.o(.text+0x2249): In function `update_menu_bar':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkblist.c:3223: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkblist.o(.text+0x5ca1): In function `rebuild_addchat_entries':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkblist.c:4502: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkblist.o(.text+0x69f1): In function `rebuild_joinchat_entries':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkblist.c:761: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkblist.o(.text+0x8582): In function `gaim_gtk_blist_update':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkblist.c:3972: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkblist.o(.text+0x96a1):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkblist.c:3767: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x2796): In function `saveicon_writefile_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:2523: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x3311): In function `update_tab_icon':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:2360: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x36c5): In function `gaim_gtkconv_updated':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:5334: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x3992): In function `gaim_gtkconv_custom_smiley_close':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:5271: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x8a01): In function `chat_do_im':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:1256: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0xac74): In function `savelog_writefile_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:872: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x18ca): In function `before_switch_conv_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:2843: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x291a): In function `menu_buddyicon_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:2616: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x598f): In function `delete_text_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:1879: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0x5a6d): In function `insert_text_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:1849: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkconv.o(.text+0xbaf3): In function `switch_conv_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkconv.c:2893: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkdebug.o(.text+0x794): In function `save_writefile_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkdebug.c:176: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 gtkdialogs.o(.text+0xb2): In function `gaim_gtkdialogs_remove_chat':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkdialogs.c:1001: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkdialogs.o(.text+0x172): In function `gaim_gtkdialogs_remove_buddy':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkdialogs.c:962: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkdialogs.o(.text+0x222): In function `gaim_gtkdialogs_remove_group':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkdialogs.c:920: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkdialogs.o(.text+0x517): In function `gaim_gtkdialogs_remove_contact':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkdialogs.c:841: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkdialogs.o(.text+0x61e): In function `gaim_gtkdialogs_alias_chat':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkdialogs.c:813: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkdialogs.o(.text+0x6de):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkdialogs.c:794: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 gtkmain.o(.text+0xa49): In function `gaim_find_binary_location':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkmain.c:407: undefined reference to `g_lstat'
 gtkmain.o(.text+0xac4):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkmain.c:426: undefined reference to `g_lstat'
 gtknotify.o(.text+0xc3e): In function `add_buddy_helper_cb':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtknotify.c:116: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkplugin.o(.text+0xb2): In function `gaim_gtk_plugin_get_config_frame':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkplugin.c:38: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkpluginpref.o(.text+0x412): In function `gaim_gtk_plugin_pref_create_frame':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkpluginpref.c:178: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkprefs.o(.text+0x27b2): In function `theme_got_url':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkprefs.c:522: undefined reference to `g_unlink'
 gtkprefs.o(.text+0x2aea): In function `gaim_gtk_prefs_dropdown_from_list':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkprefs.c:265: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkprefs.o(.text+0x2f77): In function `gaim_gtk_prefs_dropdown':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkprefs.c:336: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkprivacy.o(.text+0x22e): In function `gaim_gtk_request_add_block':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkprivacy.c:637: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkprivacy.o(.text+0x41e): In function `gaim_gtk_request_add_permit':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkprivacy.c:601: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkprivacy.o(.text+0x843): In function `gaim_gtk_privacy_dialog_show':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkprivacy.c:526: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkpounce.o(.text+0x82a):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkpounce.c:926: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 gtkthemes.o(.text+0x176): In function `load_smiley_theme':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkthemes.c:65: undefined reference to `g_fopen'
 gtkthemes.o(.text+0x867): In function `smiley_theme_probe':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkthemes.c:235: undefined reference to `g_mkdir'
 gtkutils.o(.text+0x1bb): In function `gaim_dnd_file_manage':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkutils.c:1596: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkutils.o(.text+0xace): In function `gaim_gtk_treeview_popup_menu_position_func':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkutils.c:1267: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkutils.o(.text+0xf82): In function `gaim_gtk_parse_x_im_contact':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkutils.c:1125: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkutils.o(.text+0x1230): In function `gaim_gtk_setup_gtkspell':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkutils.c:905: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 gtkutils.o(.text+0x2bf2): In function `gaim_setup_imhtml':
 /home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/gtkutils.c:99: undefined reference to `g_return_if_fail_warning'
 session.o(.text+0x325):/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src/session.c:227: more undefined references to `g_return_if_fail_warning' follow
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
 make[3]: *** [gaim] Error 1
 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src'
 make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim/src'
 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim'
 make: *** [all] Error 2
 linux:/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim # echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 linux:/home/wombatman/Documents/gaim # echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH
 /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/opt/gnome/lib/pkgconfig
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 I included the printouts of the 2 variables for everyone to see as well.  Thanks again for the help.