So, I am trying to compile QT and in order to do that, I need xlib.h. In order to compile xlib.h and its other files, it requires bison, which requires glibc 2.4 (which does not exist). The file it wants is libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4).

Help please?

Is there an easier way of installing/building QT so to speak? And if not, what to do now?

Thanks for your help in advance.

I am using Mandriva 2006.

I have another question that is making no sense to me whatsoever. Why could my system possibly say that it's missing an autoconf and automake files?

to install glibc in mandrake try

urpmi glibc

to install QT designer try

urpmi qt-designer

or whatever is the nam of the package

regards

Um, now I am feeling really confused. I did as you suggested and oddly enough I got this:
Um, I have a feeling that's not good.

i think u need to try this as root
so try

sudo urpmi glibc

if u still get the same message then u need to try installing the urpmi package

lokk fot the urpmi rpm in the CD and install that
then u can use urpmi

regards

Don't forget to goto http://easyurpmi.zarb.org and setup all the software repositories as some of the stuff you want to install might not be on the 3 download CDs. The free download Mandriva doesn't install the development tools by default - you need to use urpmi/RPMdrake to install them. Rpmdrake is the GUI frontend to the urpmi command and its in menu->System->Configuration->Packaging

For your information libc.so.6 means its a dynamic C library version 6.

Regards
Shelton.