How to update gaim
 

i don't know why but i have tried installing gaim, updating it and i keep on getting errors. are there sertain programs i need to be able to open sertain files? can someone plz help me update my gaim? I am currently using Redhat 9

what errors are you getting?

well i can't remember anymore... but now i am trying to install
gaim-0.82.1-0.src.rpm

and i typed in this comand:

rpmbuild --rebuild gaim-0.82.1-0.src.rpm

and it gives me this error:
bash: rpmbuild: command not found

i don't usually deal with rpms but i believe the command is "rpm" then the name of the file. check "man rpm" for additional options.

oh right... i will try that but it probably won't work considering my bad luck with linux haha. how would you install this? and with which file?

it didn't work... it just kinda showed me some files...

yes, what are the files called? i imagine they're now in the directory you rpmed in

it didn't create any files i dont think... here i will post what it said:

RPM version 4.2
Copyright (C) 1998-2002 - Red Hat, Inc.
This program may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

Usage: rpm [-a|--all] [-f|--file] [-g|--group] [-p|--package] [--specfile]
[--whatrequires] [--whatprovides] [-c|--configfiles] [-d|--docfiles]
[--dump] [-l|--list] [--queryformat=QUERYFORMAT] [-s|--state]
[--nomd5] [--nofiles] [--nodeps] [--noscript] [--addsign]
[-K|--checksig] [--import] [--resign] [--nodigest] [--nosignature]
[--initdb] [--rebuilddb] [--aid] [--allfiles] [--allmatches]
[--badreloc] [-e|--erase <package>+] [--excludedocs]
[--excludepath=<path>] [--force] [-F|--freshen <packagefile>+]
[-h|--hash] [--ignorearch] [--ignoreos] [--ignoresize] [-i|--install]
[--justdb] [--nodeps] [--nomd5] [--noorder] [--nosuggest]
[--noscripts] [--notriggers] [--oldpackage] [--percent]
[--prefix=<dir>] [--relocate=<old>=<new>] [--repackage]
[--replacefiles] [--replacepkgs] [--test]
[-U|--upgrade <packagefile>+] [-D|--define 'MACRO EXPR']
[-E|--eval 'EXPR'] [--macros=<FILE:...>] [--nodigest] [--nosignature]
[--rcfile=<FILE:...>] [-r|--root ROOT] [--querytags] [--showrc]
[--quiet] [-v|--verbose] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage]
[--scripts] [--setperms] [--setugids] [--conflicts] [--obsoletes]
[--provides] [--requires] [--info] [--changelog] [--triggers]
[--last] [--filesbypkg] [--fileclass] [--filecolor] [--fileprovide]
[--filerequire] [--redhatprovides] [--redhatrequires]
[--buildpolicy=<policy>] [--with=<option>] [--without=<option>]

yeah, you need an argument. again, check "man rpm" for arguments and their explanations

you want "rpm -i" i is for install. but you can still use other options via the man page for rpm

k this totally isn't working... can you just tell me how you would install it? and the types of files i need for it? cause to tell you the truth i have been trying to get this thing to work for 2 days now and if i can't get it to work soon i am just going to give up on linux, reformat and go back to windows xp :(

no, don't go back to windows!!!!
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/g...ar.gz?download
i dunno, i'm too tired and i'm going to sleep. there's prolly a much easier way, but i don't know what distro you're using or whatever so i don't know the package manager. ask this again in the morning and there'll be a million people on to answer.

k i can wait one more day :)

k i did what you just told me... it kinda worked
when i did the ./configure part it said this at the end

configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

how would i fix that?

Hello Free-Blade,

The error you get "configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH" means that you not have a C-compiler installed.

You can get that from the Redhat CD's...

With kind regards,

Richard