Hello
i have just built a new computer to act as an FTP server. I have decided, after some research, to use vsftpd as the server software on my slackware 10.2 install.

I have downloaded the newest version of vsftpd and have unzipped the .tar.gz file i downloaded, i then cd to the folder it has created and type the make command, as instructed to do so in the install text file, and i get the following:

-bash: make: command not found

I have dabbled with linux here and there and have never had this problem before. Could anyone suggest a method to solving this problem?

Thanks

Rob

try looking in the Slackware package manager for 'make', In some distros it's not installed by default.

can i do that in the command line? and if so how?

thanks for quick reply

Get the package from any Slackware mirror (it'll be in the /d directory, e.g. here) and the install it with "installpkg filename" as root.

ok i have done that and when i tried make it worked but then required gcc which is also not installed in my installation by the looks of things, so i found that on the same website and downloaded and installed that in the same way.

Now i have hit a slight wall, i run the make command in the folder and i get this:

gcc -c main.c -02 -Wall -W -Wshadow -idrafter dummyinc
gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'as': No such file or directory
make: *** [main.o] Error 1

anybody got any ideas?

thanks

as appears to be part of binutils, which is in the same directory as gcc and make.

can it be fixed?

Sorry, I meant to download the binutils package and install it. You'll then have as on your system.