./configure variations

[Vram]

On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 20:45 -0500, alex wrote:
> 'Forum Post wrote:
> 
> >hi,
> >
> >
> >
> >as i sometimes have fun testing new software on my testlab partition i
> >desided to test that "prozilla-2.0-cvs-19-9-2005"
> >
> >
> >
> >got: prozilla-2.0-cvs-19-9-2005.tar.gz
> >
> >from here: http://prozilla.genesys.ro/?p=download
> >
> >(i wonder why here no files: http://sourceforge.net/projects/prozilla)
> >
> >
> >
> >unpacked it
> >
> >
> >Code:
> >--------------------
> >    hacker at testlab:~/foo$ tar -xvzf prozilla-2.0-cvs-19-9-2005.tar.gz
> >--------------------
> >
> >
> >runned the configure script
> >
> >
> >Code:
> >--------------------
> >    hacker at testlab:~/foo/prozilla-2.0-cvs-19-9-2005$ ./configure
> >--------------------
> >
> >
> >then make
> >
> >
> >Code:
> >--------------------
> >    hacker at testlab:~/foo/prozilla-2.0-cvs-19-9-2005$ make
> >--------------------
> >
> >
> >i didnt want to install it on my system so started it from src dir
> >
> >
> >Code:
> >--------------------
> >    hacker at testlab:~/foo/prozilla-2.0-cvs-19-9-2005/src$ ./proz ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-i386.iso
> >--------------------
> >
> >
> >and here a screenie
> >
> >[image: http://osku.de/ext-stuff/prozilla-cvs-test.jpg]
> >
> >
> >
> >i think "configure variations" is explained allready: if they are not
> >explained in any install or readme file that came with the package,
> >read the configure (or "./configure --help") file yourself  or contact
> >the authors...
> >
> >
> >
> >and btw. compiling programs from cvs is the last place where a "noob"
> >without patience should mess with...
> >
> >
> >
> >but feel free to post your error messages that you get from ./configure
> >or make. i would be happy to help, if i can...
> >
> >
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >osku[de]
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> This what I get when I run ./config on prozilla-2.0.1 
> -------------------------------------------------------
>  root at ubuntu:/home/alex/tmp/prozilla-2.0.1# ./configure
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for gawk... no
> checking for mawk... mawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> checking for g++... no checking for c++... no
> checking for gpp... no checking for aCC... no
> checking for CC... no checking for cxx... no
> checking for cc++... no checking for cl... no
> checking for FCC... no checking for KCC... no
> checking for RCC... no checking for xlC_r... no
> checking for xlC... no
> checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: error:
> C++ compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 



And if you don't have a compiler that would be the error you get....


A compiler is not installed by default...

If you want one...

#apt-cache search gcc

That will tell you what is available

..HTH


Vram