Compiling / Missing files / Installing - - - Help!

[Guest zmanww]

OK, I've been using Mandrake 10.1 for a little over a week now.

A few days ago I tried to install... something (I don't even rember anymore) but after I did the "./configure" and then "make" it said it couldn't find something

So I downloaded that and when I tried to install that it said I'm missing GLIB so I tried to install that and that said I was missing "gettext"

 

configure: error:

*** You must have either have gettext support in your C library, or use the

*** GNU gettext library. (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/gettext.html

 

I downloaded and tried to install that and It said:

 

WARNING: `aclocal-1.8' is needed, and you do not seem to have it handy on your

system. You might have modified some files without having the

proper tools for further handling them. Check the `README' file,

it often tells you about the needed prerequirements for installing

this package. You may also peek at any GNU archive site, in case

some other package would contain this missing `aclocal-1.8' program.

make[1]: *** [aclocal.m4] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zeb/gettext-0.14.1/autoconf-lib-link'

make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

 

I looked for aclocal but couldn't find it.

 

why am I missing so many things? when I installed mandrake I selected everything but the server stuff

 

-Zeb

 

 

Moved from Software to Terminal Shell Commands, Kernel and Programming - Artificial Intelligence

 

Welcome to the Board :)

[devries]

why am I missing so many things?

 

Because you forgot to check the development box diring the install?

 

Anyway, Mandrake uses urpmi to install software (read the FAQs), You should only compile software when you can't find an rpm.

 

edit: sorry forgot to answer your other question :) Aclocal is part of the automake package.

[Guest zmanww]

Because you forgot to check the development box diring the install?

 

So can I install all the develoment stuff from the cd?

[devries]

yes

[Guest zmanww]

HOW??

I'm new to linux

[devries]

If you're new to Linux you shouldn't compile programs. I guess you just want to install some app right? Mandrake uses urpmi to install software (read the faws). Most software you want to use is available as an rpm. If it's not on the CDs it can be found in repositories like plf, main and contrib (see the urpmi faqs). All you need to install a program is open the Mandrake Control Center, sotware, install sotware or open a console, log in as root and type: urpmi <name of program>

 

Example: if you want to install automake type: urpmi automake (as root)

 

Succes

[Guest zmanww]

I'm new to linux, but I catch on very fast

I alredy know how to compile project's.... to an extent

 

and yes I know rpm's are much easier but some of the things I need I can't find an rpm for

So could you just tell me how to install the developer stuff from the cd?

[devries]

Witth urpmi :). If you get an error like xxxx.h not found. Program something missing it means that the header files are missing. These files are not needed to run the program so they are just waste. But if you want to compile another program that is depending on that app you need it. All these files are put in seperate rpms called devel. So what you do is look for what program is missing and install its devel pacakge.

 

Example: program xxx is missing: urpmi xxxx-devel.

[Guest zmanww]

no matter where I type urpmi it says "bash: urpmi: command not found"

 

So I looked on the install cd and found "urpmi.setup-0.4.4-5mdk.noarch.rpm", so I installed it and tried using urpmi again and got the same error.

 

It seems like when ever I install any rpm's from the cd it seems like their not really installed.

Do I have to set any enviromentt variables or anything?

 

-zeb

[devries]

You haven't read the FAQs have you? Admit it..... :D