Install Questions

[Wade Smart]

11302005 1042 GMT-5

Im trying to install gRuler.
I am in the directory gruler-0.6 which is where I did ./configure.
There were no error messages on the screen when it was done, just the 
prompt.

Wade

Chris Peterman wrote:

>Make sure you are IN the directory the tarball created first.
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>Then
>./configure.
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>ONLY do make if configure completed with no errors
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>Then
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>make && sudo make install
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>What are you trying to install anyway?
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>~ Chris Peterman
>
>On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 21:46 -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
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>>11292005 2141 GMT-5
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>>This is from the INSTALL file:
>>1. ./configure
>>2. 'make' to compile
>>3. Optionally, 'make check'
>>4. make install
>>5. you can remove the binaries.
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>>Thats pretty much it.
>>I have two files titled Makefile.am and Makefile.in. I dont know if that 
>>helps.
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>>There is a thread running about frustruation with linux, if there is any 
>>one thing that is totally frustrating is this: installing software.
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>>I installed this on 5.04 and considering I dont know what Im doing, I 
>>got it running. HOW did I do that?
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>>Thanks for your help Federico.
>>
>>Wade
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>>federico wrote:
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>>>On Wednesday 30 November 2005 00:03, Wade Smart wrote: 
>>>Wade Smart escribió:
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>>>>Please dont think Im stupid, Im just not educated (wink).
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>>>Nobody is born knowing everything, not humans at least. :-)
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>>>>When cd to the directory with gruler I run ./configure and that works
>>>>fine but then when I type make it says:
>>>>   make: *** No targets specified
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>>>It is normally like that, but I can't say for sure as I don't 
>>>use or ever installed gruler from source. 
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>>>>I typed make gruler but that wasnt it either.
>>>>Am I supposed to specify a special file or what.
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>>>As I said above, it is _normally_ just make.
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>>>Look for a file names INSTALL or README in the sources 
>>>folder. May be in the program's site there is some info?
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>>>Otherwise now I am at a loss :-\ sorry.
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>>>>Wade
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