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Do you have gcc compiler installed?. That is an ultra important package and is surely shipped with most of Linux distributions. You might want to install them from your CD's
Lemme know your distribution and version if you cannot find them.
Well, Megaman, I've got yellowdog linus install, the latest version. 3.0.1 sirius. can I download a gcc complier? if so how would I install that? I seem to be getting an awful lot of installation errors when I try and put something new into the system. Is there a program out there that makes installing programs simper? I may be being as clear as mud again.
Don't you worry mate The beginning of everything stinks, girlfriends, drivin', OS'es. I will look up for Yellow Dog Linux package manager on the net and see if it's similar to anything that I've used so far be right back
Ok, google looked messy so I jumped at libranet irc channel and it seems a couple of guys are familiar with Yellow Dog and Macs. It uses, apparently, a package manager called yum. Try to find that program and install gcc (GNU C Compiler) from there. Looks like Yellow Dog is Redhat based too, so it should be capable of installing rpm's(?). Try looking at yum first
I really should be getting myself a nice new chair from IKEA or something given the ammount of time I spend on my computer. I mean, I can spend anything upto 10 hours per day messing arround with new projects on my computer. Is anyone else got the same problem? It's difficult waking up in the morning on workdays though
Originally posted by Megaman X Ok, google looked messy so I jumped at libranet irc channel and it seems a couple of guys are familiar with Yellow Dog and Macs. It uses, apparently, a package manager called yum. Try to find that program and install gcc (GNU C Compiler) from there. Looks like Yellow Dog is Redhat based too, so it should be capable of installing rpm's(?). Try looking at yum first
Right, can't find yum. So I'm downloading GCC 3.3.2 from www.tucows.com .
What are the normal ways of installing software? i.e. Mac and Windows users are used to a GUI explaining what is going on, how does linux manage this?
Originally posted by AppleMan Right, can't find yum. So I'm downloading GCC 3.3.2 from www.tucows.com .
What are the normal ways of installing software? i.e. Mac and Windows users are used to a GUI explaining what is going on, how does linux manage this?
That's a difficult question to answer. Every Linux distribution seems to have a way of installing packages. With Redhat and Mandrake, you can pretty much install everything using GUI's. It really won't matter the distro you use, sooner or later it's back to the command line . Like the old times... which I personally think it's great. I'd suggest you to stick with the command line...
root@localhost gcc-3.3.2]# ./configure
Configuring for a powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu host.
Created "Makefile" in /root/Downloads/gcc-3.3.2 using "mt-frag"
./configure: line 8: cc: command not found
*** The command 'cc -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed.
*** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.
I will play clean with you for me it does not say much, ghehe. But as always, I've found a link for you here and see if it helps. You could also try to install wine through yum:
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. Anyway, I found this on google for you:
