i try and compile lineak .8 by running the./configure file in terminal andit fails
this is whats in the log
$ ./configure

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = localhost.localdomain
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.8-1.521smp
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Mon Aug 16 09:25:06 EDT 2004

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /home/ravin/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1551: checking build system type
configure:1569: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1577: checking host system type
configure:1591: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1599: checking target system type
configure:1613: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1660: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1715: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1730: checking for -p flag to install
configure:1743: result: yes
configure:1754: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1797: result: yes
configure:1817: checking for gawk
configure:1833: found /usr/bin/gawk
configure:1843: result: gawk
configure:1853: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1873: result: yes
configure:2054: checking for style of include used by make
configure:2082: result: GNU
configure:2230: checking for gcc
configure:2259: result: no
configure:2310: checking for cc
configure:2339: result: no
configure:2352: checking for cc
configure:2398: result: no
configure:2451: checking for cl
configure:2480: result: no
configure:2494: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

you dont have a compiler. install gcc.

i use fc2
how do i install gcc
i know its at gcc.gnu.org but i get lost from there

Check your distro's CDs/website for a package containing GCC. Since you need a compiler to compile GCC, you're in a deadlock if you get the sources from the gcc site

thanks
woulda been stuck here for hours trying to figure it out

well
i now get this problem
configure: error: "You must have X installed"
what is x and where can i get it

X? What the heck? Are you running a GUI disto of linux, or are you purely in a console? If you're in a console, you can't run lineak. If you have a GUI version, something is probably mucked up with the paths. There's also a slim chance that you need the X-devel libraries, try installing those.

Just so you know, X is what produces the Linux GUI. KDE, Gnome and other desktop environments run on top of X to bring you the finished product. 99% of all Linux Distors out there come with X because 99% of them are GUI.

Good luck!