unable to compile gambas3 in opensuse 13.1

sirius57 · 02-11-2018, 05:42 PM

I have tried to install gambas3 via yast and received error message 'start file not found'. Then tried gambas3 rpm for my opensuse version. It only installed the runtime and basic interpreter. Now I have the source tar file and tried ./configure -C as listed in the web page, with error file not found. I would like to install gambas3 via yast, but not sure what specific files are required for minimal installation.

John VV · 02-12-2018, 09:57 AM

opensuse 13.1 is unsupported and so is 13.2
even the evergreen support for 13.1 ended

so you will have many issues trying to install things on an unsupported OS
you might as well uninstall zypper
there is nothing to install with it

all software will need to be built from source

-- have fun !
there should be a README text file and or a /doc folder
have you read the build instructions ?

however you really should stay current and reinstall with OpenSUSE 42.3

gambas3 is in the opensuse 42.3 repos
to install

Code:

su -
zypper in gambas3

from "zypper info gambas3 "

Code:

Information for package gambas3:
--------------------------------
Repository     : openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Oss       
Name           : gambas3                      
Version        : 3.9.2-2.8                    
Arch           : x86_64                       
Vendor         : openSUSE                     
Installed Size : 6.6 MiB                      
Installed      : No                           
Status         : not installed                
Source package : gambas3-3.9.2-2.8.src        
Summary        : BASIC interpreter under Linux
Description    :                              
    Gambas is a development environment based on a BASIC interpreter with
    object extensions, similar to Visual Basic. With Gambas, you can
    design program GUIs, access MySQL or PostgreSQL databases, control
    KDE applications, translate your program into many languages, create
    network applications, build RPMs of your apps automatically.

sirius57 · 02-12-2018, 06:34 PM

I have tumbleweed running in virtualbox, so I will try to zypper in gambas3. I use virtualbox as a test environment before I commit to a hardware install. I have also compiled from source games for 13.1 and had no problems until now with gambas.

sirius57 · 02-13-2018, 06:08 PM

I used the zypper command and installed gambas3, however, it still complained of start up file not found. So the problem seems to be with gambas3 and not with opensuse. Drilling down to were gambas3 is installed and executing it at the command line did not work.

John VV · 02-13-2018, 10:02 PM

i am guessing you want a GUI / IDE and not the terminal

have a look at the output of

Code:

su -
---- your root password ---
zypper se gambas3

--- then select " gambas3-ide"----

zypper in gambas3-ide

it has been many years since i last used basic

AwesomeMachine · 02-13-2018, 10:52 PM

Call me weird, but it seems like maybe opensuse 42 gambas3 is the wrong version to work on opensuse 13.

John VV · 02-14-2018, 01:06 AM

i really would not expect rpms for 42 to run on 13

OpenSUSE 42 IS! SUSE enterprise 12 for the base install with community added extra stuff

the issue with the missing start up file is that you need to pass a basic project to it for it to evaluate

see:

Code:

gambas3 --help