Problem re installing package
 

Hi folks,

BLFS 6.1

I encountered problem on installing a small package, TimiDity, a midi player. The installing steps is straight forward;

$ ./configrue
$ make
# make install

The same steps can install this package on FC3 successfully.

Steps performed as follows;

bash-3.00$ cd /sources
bash-3.00$ tar jxf TiMidity++-2.13.2.tar.bz2
bash-3.00 cd TiMidity++-2.13.2
bash-3.00$ ./configure
> makebash-3.00$ su -
Password:
root@localhost:~# cd /sources/TiMidity++-2.13.2
root@localhost:/sources/TiMidity++-2.13.2# make installroot@localhost:/sources/TiMidity++-2.13.2# exit
logout
bash-3.00$ cd ~/
bash-3.00$ timidity Midi_Guitar/bash-3.00$ su
Password:
root@localhost:/home/satimis# timidity Midi_Guitar/root@localhost:/home/satimis# find / -name timidityroot@localhost:/home/satimis# find / -name timidity.cfgI could not discover where this package has been installed.

bash-3.00$ ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
with the same result.

Only
# which timiditydiffered

Please advise. TIA

BR
satimis

Can you do ? (this would uninstall the files)

If not then look inside the Makefile find make install. This shows where it will install the files.

Hi shotokan,

Tks for your advice.

Searched /sources/TiMidity++-2.13.2/Makefile with "make install";# cd /sources/TiMidity++-2.13.2
# make uninstallsatimis

Did you create a configuration file??

Check the install documentation. You may have to create a configuration file from scratch, they may provide a default one for you to copy & customize, or there may be a utility to generate one for you. It should tell you in the documentation somewhere.

Not all packages are compile-install-run :)

There are a number of programs that need some config created by the admin before they can work: samba and wine are two of the biggest. So it's not unusual for the admin to do some config-writing; in fact, it's arguably just as important to verify the config before running a command that relies on it.

EDIT: The reason it may have worked on FC3 was that the package was already installed and a configuration file provided for you.

Hi Dark_Helmet,

No. It is not required on the INSTALL instruction. The installating steps is straightforward as listed on my first posting.

I installed it about 2/3 months ago, not default installation. I have notes taken down unfortunately I could not find it. IIRC it was not so simple and straightforward. I thought the new package has improvement.

BR
satimis

I just headed over to freshmeat.net to download a copy of the latest source of TiMidity++ (version 2.13.2). This may not be the same version you have, but I figure it's pretty close. The INSTALL file gives the basic "./configure; make; make install" instructions at the beginning, but immediately after it, there is a "[m]ore complecated way" install section. The end of that section says "set up voice data". At the end of the file, they have this section:
It was buried at the end, but I imagine the config file has been a requirement for a while. You might be able to use the FC3 config file as a guide, but it also sounds like you need to install other stuff, and the other stuff may influence how the config is written.