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problem installing from tar.gz

After ./configure command I have to type 'make', but when I do that, it shows me this:
"make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."
What is wrong?

That error means that the Makefile (used by the make command) doesn't exist. That often occurs if the ./configure step fails. Can you post the output from that (don't worry about the length).

ummm... what are you trying to install?
are you sure you are in the right directory?

it might be helpful if you post the output between [CODE ] [/CODE ] (no spaces) so it is more easily read.

hope you get this fixed!

titanium_geek
welcome to LQ!

The output of ./configure is:

Code:

loading cache ./config.cache

checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c

checking whether build environment is sane... yes

checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes

checking for working aclocal... found

checking for working autoconf... found

checking for working automake... found

checking for working autoheader... found

checking for working makeinfo... found

checking for gcc... gcc

checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... yes

checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) is a cross-compiler... no

checking whether we are using GNU C... yes

checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes

checking for c++... c++

checking whether the C++ compiler (c++  ) works... yes

checking whether the C++ compiler (c++  ) is a cross-compiler... no

checking whether we are using GNU C++... yes

checking whether c++ accepts -g... yes

checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E

checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c

checking for Cygwin environment... no

checking for mingw32 environment... no

checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu

checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu

checking for ld used by GCC... /usr/bin/ld

checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes

checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r

checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B

checking whether ln -s works... yes

checking how to recognise dependant libraries... pass_all

checking for object suffix... o

checking for executable suffix... no

checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output... ok

checking for dlfcn.h... yes

checking for ranlib... ranlib

checking for strip... strip

checking for objdir... .libs

checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC

checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... yes

checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes

checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes

checking if gcc supports -c -o file.lo... yes

checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... yes

checking whether the linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes

checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate

checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes

checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so

checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes

checking whether to build shared libraries... yes

checking whether to build static libraries... no

checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no

creating libtool

checking for glib-config... no

checking for GLIB - version >= 1.2.2... no

*** The glib-config script installed by GLIB could not be found

*** If GLIB was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in

*** your path, or set the GLIB_CONFIG environment variable to the

*** full path to glib-config.

configure: error: *** GLIB >= 1.2.2 not installed - please install first ***

What distro and what do you want to install?

It looks as though you don't have the development package for glibc installed. You'll need to install this, from a package called something like glibc-devel (I have to say, I'm surprised that this wasn't installed along with gcc).

ok, you need to install glib. or, if it is installed (to check, try "whereis glib") then you need to set the classpath.
if you can get glib off your install cds then that would be great, otherwise you can get it here: http://www.linuxberg.uai.com.br/preview/8265.html

setting the classpath: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ib&btnG=Search
that might be helpful

titanium_geek

I installed glibc-2.32.rpm, but ./configure still doesn't work.

when I try 'whereis glib' it gives me out this:
"glib:"
I don't know what it means.

I downloaded GLib from http://www.linuxberg.uai.com.br/preview/8265.html, but it is tar.gz file and I CAN NOT INSTALL FROM IT.

And in those google searches wasn't anything useful about setting classpath.

hmm... you think you have installed it, but if you get that message from whereis, then you probably haven't. hmmm.
in another thread,

Quote:

originally posted by jtshaw

Anything other then RedHat... I can't stand the way RedHat mangles GCC and glibc.

so perhaps this is part of your problem.
titanium_geek

EDIT: WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO INSTALL???!!! with this information we will be able to help you more.

thought: have you

Code:

tar -xzf whateveritis.tar.gz

Sorry, glib.tar.gz actually worked out.
But there still is error when I'm trying to install avi-xmms-1.2.3.tar.gz

I am using

Code:

tar -xvz avi-xmms-1.2.3.tar.gz