When installing Xmms 1.2.10 I get the following message

bash: cd: xmms: No such file or directory
[root@localhost root]# cd xmms-1.2.10
[root@localhost xmms-1.2.10]# ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for prefix by checking for xmms... /usr/bin/xmms
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.
[root@localhost xmms-1.2.10]#


Not being an expert at all (in fact, quite an idiot where linux is concerned ) I do not know how to proceed? Help

You should simply install a C compiler. Depending on you dist, there are several ways to do it. Which dist are you using??

Thank you for your quick response, I am using Fedora Core 2

I'm guessing you are using the RPM package manager then.

Go to the command line and type in "rpm --install gcc" (remember to be root)
You should then get the GNU Compiler Collection which will bring you the standard compilers. Then return to the xmms lib and type:

./configure
make
make install

And presto!
(you may not have make installed, then "rpm --install make")

P.S.

You may also be using yum, the syntax would then be "yum install gcc"

Regards

That's not going to work unless he has already downloaded the RPM for the C compiler. RPM doesn't just download as necessary from the internet, t expects you to already have the file.

Put your fedora disc in the drive, fire up whatever install tool is provided, and install packages from the development section, including gcc, automake, autoconf (maybe called autotools together) and make.

Failing that, go to the fedora homepage, or a webpage such as rpmfind.net or pbone.net and download the RPM for gcc, autoconf, automake and make.

Thanks again for all your help

I used yum install gcc

it started to install and then got stuck , the message I'm getting is

Damaged Header /var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686.hdr
kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 100% |=========================| 180 kB 00:25
Damaged Header /var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686.hdr
kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 100% |=========================| 180 kB 00:24
Damaged Header /var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686.hdr
kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 100% |=========================| 180 kB 00:24
Damaged Header /var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686.hdr
kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 100% |=========================| 180 kB 00:26
Damaged Header /var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 .hdr
kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 39% |========= | 72 kB 00:15 ETA v kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 48% |============ | 88 kB 00:12 ETA c kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 100% |=========================| 180 kB 00:26 e
Damaged Header /var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 .hdr
kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 100% |=========================| 180 kB 00:23
Damaged Header /var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686 .hdr
retrygrab() failed for:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...2/i386//header s/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686.hdr
Executing failover method
failover: out of servers to try
Error getting file http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...nux/core/updat es/2/i386//headers/kernel-0-2.6.8-1.521.i686.hdr
[Errno -1] Header cannot be opened or does not match kernel, i686.
[root@localhost root]# st
bash: st: command not found
[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost root]# /var/cache


I am going to try installing any way and see if it works. - No
I get the same error that I did at the start.

Hmmm... I'm not using fedora myself, but I was pretty sure RPM would feature auto-download; just another reason to go debian

Hmm weird... you could try switching repos and see what happens; I recommended using freshrpms.net.

First you need to backup the old file:

cp /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.bak

then:

nano /etc/yum.conf

and paste the following:


# $Id: yum-fd.conf,v 1.2 2003/11/13 13:07:34 dude Exp $

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=fedora-release
gpgcheck=1
tolerant=1
exactarch=1

[core]
name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - core
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/core

#[extras]
#name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - extras
#baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/extras

#[alternatives]
#name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - alternatives
#baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/alternatives

[updates]
name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - updates
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/updates

[freshrpms]
name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - freshrpms
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpms


make sure you are root!

then try "yum update" and then "yum install gcc"

Hope this works out for you!