make: command not found
 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought "make" was a big part of linux.

I need to use make to "build the binary version for your kernal" of a collection of files....

Driver issue...discussed elsewhere


My question is, Isn't "make" part of every linux distro? If not, what is "make"?

make is a program that falls the rules of a file to comile, link, and install your programs, lucky gor you make is not needed to install make(at elast that what it claims :)), just go to www.gnu.org and search for make, dl it, untar it, and read the readme/install files tehn install like it says to and u got make


it should be part of every distro -- tho its not required sence its only used when compiles multiple files as one

It is probably more easy to grab the development packages from your distribution CD-ROM set. If you use RedHat you can install the development stuff from the package manager.

Håkan

lol i keep forgeting that people use cd's and there distros offer precomiled packages

Thanks to all for your replies...

I am working with my laptop which has Mandrake 8.1 - I recall when I installed I left out many applications ( make, gedit, ncftp )

So yes I would like to get them - or at least "make" off of the distro CD. I know how to do it in Windows - But how do I do it in Linux? If I load the CD, won't it prompt to reinstall the OS?

i dono if makderake has autoplay suport, but jsut put the rquired cd in and open it like you normaly would i think is how they do it , or is there some special program to do this to? --lol i use a very spimlifieyed verson of linux so all i knwo how to do is dl the source, untar, ./configure --prefix=/, make, make check, make install

Tried getting make off of my distro CD's. After inserting CD's and mounting I viewed contents of Commercial Application CD and Supplementatry Application CD and couldnt find "make". So I'll download from the site given earlier.

Thanks for your responses.....

I don't know about with 8.anything, but I'm using 9.1 and I believe the command for the package explorer is urpmi

There may be a control menu, if you're using gnome it's under configuration and named Mandrake Control Center, then go to Packaging, or maybe it's Software.. then click add a package.

Terrific... Yes that did it.

I went to Control Center -> System -> Software Manager

And I was able to install packages including "make" from the distribution CD. Much easier..

Thanks so much.

You're welcome. Remember those CDs have a LOT of packages on them (well, 9.1 did, and so did my Debian disks, Debian had around 9 CDs I think..) so if you need something, they're the easiest way to go until you want to experiment with patches etc.