Working on compiling
 

ok i went to the tutorial on the main site
and ive finished steps:
tar zxf linuxquestions.tar.gz
and
cd linuxquestions
i get to ./configure and it says file or directory does not exist, i have tried looking for where it really is but i cannot find it.

i have Linux: Mandrake 10.0(probley) and I'm using gnome.
any answers or links to awnsers would be greatly appreciated THANKS :

thats the tutorial i went to and got stuck at but thanks anyway.

Are you actually trying to compile a package called linuxquestions.tar.gz? Its only an example in that tutorial. More clarification of the package your trying to compile would be helpful.

alright sorry i was kinda going somewhere when i posted that what i was doing was compiling a kernel, linux-2.6.8.1 i believe. so i typed
tar zxf linux-2.6.8.1.tar.gz
witch didn't work so i did /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1.tar.gz
witch did work
then i did
cd linux-2.6.8.1
then i got [root@----------- linux-2.6.8.1]# (----------- being my CPU name)
so then then i typed in ./configure.
i got the error: bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
so i thought "hmm weird" i looked it up then gave up and tried just continuing to the step: make
then i got the error message:

Makefile:415: .config: No such file or directory
/root/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
/root/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make[2]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 127
make[1]: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
make: *** [include/linux/autoconf.h] Error 2
then i did make test and i got:

Makefile:415: .config: No such file or directory
/root/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
/root/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make: *** No rule to make target `test'. Stop.
so finally i did make installer and i got:

Makefile:415: .config: No such file or directory
/root/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
/root/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make: *** No rule to make target `test'. Stop.

and thats how i ended up here heh

Compiling a kernel is a little different, see:
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Compiling_a_Kernel

ok i get to.

Basic config from terminal, a long list of questions you answer

make config

For ncurses GUI in the terminal

make menuconfig

For X-based GUI with modular explanations (QT Based)

make xconfig

Same as above, but for 2.6.x kernel only (GTK Based, and might be still buggy)

make gconfig?

and then i get an error on everyone

PS:Thank you very much I'm broke(:eek: :cry: ) other wise i would donate sorry.

Please post the exact error message you get, as that will help people here help you. Make sure you're running the make command from the top level of the kernel source directory.

First off, you only need to issue one "make *config" meaning you either issue
make menuconfig
make config
make xconfig
-or-
make gconfig

you issue *one* of the above.
Secondly, do you have a C/C++ compiler (gcc) installed? The reason I ask is because you got these errors multiple times: