Re: Can't build from source
Hi Lawrence,
On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 15:49 +0800, Lawrence Li wrote:
> When trying to compile from source, I follow these steps:
>
> # tar xvzf package.tar.gz (or tar xvjf package.tar.bz2)
> # cd package
> # ./configure
> # make
> # make install
>
> But somehow I always ended up stuck at "./configure" or "make". The
> error msg for the former is usually "No such file or directory", while
> for "make", it's usually this:
>
> make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
Most packets come with a INSTALL and/or README file. One of these files
usually describes how to compile and install the program/library.
> Another program (namely Privoxy) prompted with the following msg when
> I entered "make":
>
> To build this program, you must run
> *** autoheader && autoconf && ./configure and then run GNU make.
> *** Shall I do this for you now? (y/n) y
>
> So I chose "y", only to get a new error msg:
>
> /bin/sh: line 1: autoheader: command not found
Autoheader comes with package autoconf. You should install this packet.
-- Lothar
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