Re: ./configure
On Monday 11 November 2002 16:40, alex wrote:
alex > I'm have a problem with ./configure in that I sometimes
alex > get a response like this:
alex > bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
alex >
alex > Here's my procedure prior to ./configure
alex >
alex > 1. Download the tar package to /home/downloads
alex > 2. cd /home/downloads
alex > 3. tar -vzxf tarpackage
alex > 4. ls (to make sure the untarred package is in /home/downloads)
alex > 5. cd package
alex > 6. ./configure
alex >
alex > With some downloaded tar packages, the procdure works fine but
alex > with some I get the response that there's no such file or
alex > directory.
alex >
alex > What am I missing or doing wrong? I've read instructions that
alex > say to download to a suitable directory? Is /home/downloads a
alex > 'suitable directory'?
It's normal I think sometimes programs do not come with a configure script...
Just check there is one in your directory before running ./configure. If you
do not see one , it probably means you can compile right away.
François
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