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Old 12-28-2004, 02:42 AM   #1
PIayer
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jam


Im trying to install jam. My os is RH9. Anyways in my shell I untar the file then go inside folder and type
Code:
make
it spits out some info. Then I need to know the next step..is it install then arguments. any help would be appreciated.
 
Old 12-28-2004, 04:35 AM   #2
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"some info"

generic source installations instructions can be found here http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ticle&artid=15 if they are not sufficient then read the README files that come with your software, or provide more useful information to us.

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Old 01-04-2005, 06:08 PM   #3
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OK, technically you already have jam
inside the folder you have another folder called bin.linuxx86 which contains jam
all you have to do now is to tell your computer where to find jam
(or call /home/your-name/jam2/bin.linuxx86/jam every time you want to use jam)

there are a bunch of ways to do this, my personal favorite is to just make a directory inside your home directory called bin
mkdir /home/your-name/bin

and then copy all the stuff in the jam/bin.linuxx86 folder into your new bin directory

then, in your .bashrc or .bash_profile file in your home directory, add the bin directory to your Path

you should have something that says
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

if you don't then add it.
 
Old 01-04-2005, 06:11 PM   #4
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a little clarification:

most source code installations require
./configure
make
make install (as root user)


however this particular case only required:

make

and then created a local directory with the executables.
technically you have everything you need, you just want to make life simpler by telling linux where to find that executable.
 
  


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