SuSE 8 and "make" command

jpohara · 04-27-2002, 01:48 PM

I really must be losin' it...

I had compiled several modules for wireless LAN access in SuSE 7.3. These used a "Make" command (Make config, Make all, Make install, etc.)

I just installed SuSE 8.0--do I have to use a specific option to get the write gizmos and gadgets so I can do this? Right now as root all I get is "bash: make not found" or something like that...

What's the deal? Any ideas?

Like I said...I am a newbie!

Config · 04-27-2002, 02:04 PM

May be it didn't get installed. If you press "make" in a console, do you get Command not found? I am using SuSe 8 too. I was amazed that many very important packages don't get installed in a base install. Even packages, that are in the LFS distro

jpohara · 04-27-2002, 03:48 PM

Make not installed?

Now that's just brilliant.. I was trying to say that I was running a window with root permission and was getting the "make command not found" error...

Well if it is not easy to find I am just going right back to 7.3--better safe than sorry...

Config · 04-27-2002, 04:34 PM

Well, using yast2 to install is VERY easy...just enter the software installer and press the search button...on my system it is installed
I am just confused why it didn't get installed

But hey...don't just give up a new Distro because of one little package...SuSe 8 is a great Distro!

mcleodnine · 04-27-2002, 06:53 PM

You probably need to install the SuSE linux kernel and the aprts of the 'd' package. The parts (gcc, lex, etc...) should be picked up by the dependancies check.