How do I install a Gcc compiler on Puppy Linux?

iskanderuss · 11-08-2006, 12:50 PM

I tried to compile a source but it doesn't find a compiler during the ./configure command. What should I do? Thanks.

LinuxGeek · 11-08-2006, 01:32 PM

You might want to have a look here: http://www.murga.org/~puppy/

whk · 11-08-2006, 02:10 PM

Puppy has gcc-3.3.1
Either try another way of installing like here
or find out if the install is compatible or read the 'README'.
BTW, what are you installing?

iskanderuss · 11-16-2006, 12:36 PM

First I tried to install Wesnoth

, but it dosen't find a compatible compiler.

jay mosall · 04-22-2009, 01:39 PM

Hey guys,
Just wondering if someone might wanna do the world a favor and get rid of all these non-functioning murga linux links. I'm sure the site was/is awesome, but now its in the way on just about every pertinent puppy question.
thnks

crashmeister · 04-22-2009, 04:57 PM

Hehe - I did that once and immediately after deleted all the links used.It's a Pita to get installed and then it doesn't work most of the time because of missing libs.

Don't they have a wesnoth package somewhere? Really,believe me you don't want to use compiling and Puppy and the same sentence

DragonSlayer48DX · 04-22-2009, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crashmeister

Don't they have a wesnoth package somewhere? Really,believe me you don't want to use compiling and Puppy and the same sentence

Exactly, at least not from source. You can, however, find in the Puppy docs how to convert and install .deb packages.

Hope this helps.

DragonSlayer48DX · 04-22-2009, 05:38 PM

Just noticed this thread is 1-1/2 years old...

crashmeister · 04-23-2009, 02:29 PM

Doesn't matter - still can't get gcc to work with puppy and converting .deb's is also hit and miss plus I don't get reply messages from the forums :-)

DragonSlayer48DX · 04-23-2009, 02:54 PM

Yeah, and I also noticed their repos are a bit lacking, although that's not such a big deal- it has everything I need in the initial installation. Pretty damn fast too, I might add. It'd be nice if someone would support it a little better... Hell, it might could even bump Ubuntu off the chart!

crashmeister · 04-23-2009, 03:35 PM

Never was very reliable and a mess repo-wise.
Which is sad because it was one of the few distros that did someting else (besides changing the Ubuntu theme) with the possibility to write your session to the CD/DVD you booted from - was just what I needed for a laptop with a broken hard drive a while back.

But people tend to not know that there is no way to have a dev-environment on 120 mb disc space and a bunch of apps on the side.