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Originally posted by Gormless
Could you explain a little further on how to use the prefix thing in Mandrake? A step by step mini guide would be great! Thanks!
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This is like explaining engine repair in a mini guide here.
It's both too long, and already been done...
Anyway the short of it, is that you need to pass the appropriate parameters for the "MAKE" command.
one which is usually required for linux is the --prefix-dir=
e.g.
make --prefix-dir=/usr
however sometimes others are required.
If you find your compiles are failing, it is usually because you are missing something which the compilation requires.
Make doesn't come out and tell you what this is, neither do the tar.gz (source) files...
BUT the .src.rpm packages DO, as will the binaries.
This is why you ahem, SHOULD REALLY QUIT SCREWING AROUND WITH THIS...
and either utilized the precompiled binaries or at VERY VERY worst the .src.rpm's files as I've indicated repeatedly.
urpmi will automatically set things right on your system for you, so to speak, so the files will compile.
After you have set up the URPMI sources as I indicated previously you'll find zillions of additional packages available which you can install all with a click of a mouse.
Lindows tries to charge you for this "privaledge"... yeah right.