Hi all,

If I start by telling you what I need to do, maybe someone can tell me what other information you need to know to help me resolve my current issue (my knowledge of Linux is a huge...Zero! So I apologise in advance if some of the things I say make no sense! ).

I work for a company based in Suffolk (which is in the UK) I joined the company recently and they have a phone server which has been running on a desktop. But due to expansion this has now moved onto a rack mounted server, this server will be running Asterisk 1.2.91. The employee that built the original machine left before I started so I have no referral point I'm afraid.

The version of Linux we have installed is SUSE 10.5 and the applications I required installed are: -

-Asterisk-1.2.9.1
-Asterisk-Addons-1.2.7
-Asterisk-Addons-1.4.2
-Lipri-1.2.5
-mpg123-0.59r
-Zaptel-1.2.19

I have downloaded the tar files and saved them into the /usr/src folder. The install I'm having problems with is the mpg123.

The commands I have been using are as follows: -

#cd /usr/src
#tar -zxvf mpg123-0.59r.tar.gz
#cd mpg123-0.59r
#make linux (this is where the process fails)
#make install

I have an image here of the error message I am getting.



Thanks in advance for any input!

Alex

Fails for me too with the same thing. Try the latest version.

Hi AlucardZero,

Thanks for your response, when I try the new file and use the: -

#make linux
(this fails and says there is nothing to make linux)

#make install
(the installation then fails ***No rule to make directory *** Stop)

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

Hi Alex,
I would like to give you a suggestion before trying to install anything from source (you've told your knowledge of linux is zero):
1. read carefully this sticky post about installing from source.
2. when you unpack a tarball (tar.gz) first of all read the README and INSTALL files: in most cases you will find useful information about the requirements and the installation instructions, specific to the software you're going to install.
The problem you're facing is due to the fact that in the Makefile there is no rule called "linux". This is what you're attempting to do by issuing the command
and the error message is clear enough.
Furthermore mpg123 can be installed in two different ways (as stated in INSTALL): with the "classic" ./configure && make && make install scheme or by the provided MakeLegacy.sh script. Surely you will be more confident about installing from source, after two or three successful attempts. Have fun!

Yes, the install instructions changed between versions. Do ./configure then make then make install. These are the usual steps for installing from source (fyi).

Please also take a look at the README and INSTALL files that came with it.

Hi guys,

For some reason the older version wouldn't install (not a clue why).

But I downloaded the latest version and used the ./configure command and it work!

Thanks for all the input guys,

Alex