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To install "make", I dowload make-3.80 and install it following the instruction. At the end, there is no "make" available. I don't know what could be wrong? I use Fedora 8.
Thank you for your advice
Bo
Here is how I did:
[Yang@localhost Linux]$ cd make-3.80
[Yang@localhost make-3.80]$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
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I install my Fedora 8 from a DVD which is attached to the Book "Linux Dummies". I go back the DVD to see if there is "make" install. But I can't find anything in the DVD which is shown as "Fedora 8 live i686".
> I thought you already installed 'make' ??
No. I only download the Make-3.80 package. When I tried to install, it complained that there was no c compiler. I have to install gcc along with others. I then install make-3.80, When I check where is the make, it is not there. I guess that the program is not installed.
I can hardly believe how lame it is, that fedora can't detect and install from a CD/DVD source with it's package manager by default..
at least there is a workaround.
Time to switch Distros if you are going to be constantly working offline..
Might I suggest Debian or Ubuntu, where you can easily download CD's or DVDs full of packages that you will be able to install, any time, anywhere, without the need for Internet connectivity, with automatic dependency handling.
Fedora doesn't seem very user friendly, to someone without a net connection.
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