Install Questions

[Chris Peterman]

Make sure you are IN the directory the tarball created first.

Then
./configure

ONLY do make if configure completed with no errors

Then

make && sudo make install

What are you trying to install anyway?

~ Chris Peterman

On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 21:46 -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
> 11292005 2141 GMT-5
> 
> 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.
> 
> Thats pretty much it.
> I have two files titled Makefile.am and Makefile.in. I dont know if that 
> helps.
> 
> There is a thread running about frustruation with linux, if there is any 
> one thing that is totally frustrating is this: installing software.
> 
> I installed this on 5.04 and considering I dont know what Im doing, I 
> got it running. HOW did I do that?
> 
> Thanks for your help Federico.
> 
> Wade
> 
> 
> 
> federico wrote:
> 
> >On Wednesday 30 November 2005 00:03, Wade Smart wrote: 
> >Wade Smart escribió:
> >  
> >
> >>Please dont think Im stupid, Im just not educated (wink).
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Nobody is born knowing everything, not humans at least. :-)
> >
> >  
> >
> >>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
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >It is normally like that, but I can't say for sure as I don't 
> >use or ever installed gruler from source. 
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I typed make gruler but that wasnt it either.
> >>Am I supposed to specify a special file or what.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >As I said above, it is _normally_ just make.
> >
> >Look for a file names INSTALL or README in the sources 
> >folder. May be in the program's site there is some info?
> >
> >Otherwise now I am at a loss :-\ sorry.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Wade
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >f
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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