Re: virtual newbie needs help with lib (?)
On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 01:49:49PM -0500, sam rosenfeld wrote:
| When I installed my current (debian-2.2r2) distribution, I think I
| unconsciously chose a reduced version -- that is, with a smallish subset
| of the files on the CD-rom. I may also have chosen a much too small set
| of lib files. The problem: After downloading files from the net (just
| about any files, any URLs), I cannot compile the programs. One issue -- I
| I have libc-6.1.something, and most of the programs I've downloaded in the
| past few months want a post-6.2 libc. However, many of my attempts to
| compile end with error messages that mention a variety of other dependency
| files which cannot be found by the make or build.
To compile programs you also need to install the -dev packages that
correspond to the binary package. For example, libc6-dev.
| The question: Is it a good idea to reinstall, possibly with debian-2.2r3,
| which I can easily get? And is reinstallation likely to cure my condition?
Only if you install the -dev packages then. It is easier to simply
'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' to get the 2.2r3 packages
installed on your system.
HTH,
-D
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