make is not in path

jeromeb748 · 01-18-2007, 03:12 PM

the "make" command in not in my path.
where is make ?
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jerome ~/Desktop$ make
bash: make: command not found
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Thank you

tronayne · 01-18-2007, 03:28 PM

The make utility is usually in /usr/bin.

If you did not install the development tools (or whatever your distribution calls them), you will need to do that. If you enter "cc --version" and hit the return key, you should get something much like:

Code:

cc --version
cc (GCC) 3.4.6
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

If you don't, you don't have the development tools installed and need to do that; check your system documentation.

jeromeb748 · 01-18-2007, 03:34 PM

I have cc compiler but not make

Code:

jerome ~/Desktop$ cc --version
cc (GCC) 4.1.1 20060724 (prerelease) (4.1.1-3mdk)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Code:

jerome /usr/bin$ make
bash: make: command not found

Is there a package to install ?

jeromeb748 · 01-18-2007, 03:47 PM

ok, I just had to install the package "make-3.8-1mdv2007.0"
problem solved

tronayne · 01-18-2007, 04:08 PM

There may well be, now the question is where to find it. Do you know, for certain, that the development tools were installed (they don't by default in some distributions)? If not, you will need to install them from your distribution media, read through the instructions that came with your distribution. For example, if you're using SUSE, you would add the development tools with YaST (sorry, I do not know how to do that as I do not use SUSE or any other RPM-based distribution).

You might, as root, see if the make utility is installed in some odd place; find / -name 'make' -print will find it. If that doesn't turn anything up, it's not installed any you need to do that.

jeromeb748 · 01-18-2007, 04:41 PM

you're right. I installed a light distribution from a live CD (Mandriva One)
although I installed the "cc" compiler with a RPM package, the "make" comes with another package.
thank you for your help and kindness