Compiling/installing from Source: 2 minor ?'s

tigerflag · 10-12-2003, 05:20 PM

I read up on compiling and installing software from sourcecode and think I've got the hang of it, but for one problem.
I downloaded Maelstrom (a game my husband likes) and it came with the message:

To build and install the game, get the Simple DirectMedia Layer
library from http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/ and install
it. Then run:
./configure; make; make install

So I did, as root, using checkinstall. It installed into my /home/tigerflag directory, which I didn't want.
When I compiled and installed Maelstrom, it also installed into my /home/tigerflag directory. Couldn't run it from there, and I don't want it there. I want it available for all the testosterone-types in my house that have their own accounts in this system. I tried to remove it, but don't know how to uninstall it. Just deleting all the files isn't right, is it?

I tried downloading the maelstrom tarball into /temp instead of my /home dir, and it installed there. It doesn't belong there.

1. How do I get programs to install in their proper places, if I don't know what those places are? (I didn't see any instructions for that in the Maelstrom files.)

2. How do I uninstall progs that were compiled from source?

TIA,
Siri Amrit

pesho_p · 10-12-2003, 06:11 PM

1. ./configure --prefix=/usr (&& make && checkinstall -S).
2a. In case it is installed with make install: make uninstall.
2b: In case checkinstall is being used (i.e. 'checkinstall -S' instead of 'make install'): removepkg foo-package-1.0.0-i386.tgz.

Precompiled SDL library is installed on your system alredy in case of full install. If not, it's located in slaclware/l directory of your CD-ROM and can be installed with: installpkg sdl-1.2.6-i486-1.tgz:

Quote:

PACKAGE NAME: sdl-1.2.6-i486-1.tgz
PACKAGE LOCATION: ./slackware/l
PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 688 K
PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 2570 K
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
sdl: sdl (Simple DirectMedia Layer library)
sdl:
sdl: This is the Simple DirectMedia Layer, a generic API that provides low
sdl: level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via
sdl: OpenGL, and 2D framebuffer across multiple platforms.
sdl:
sdl: This library links against libaudiofile (L series), libartsc (KDE
sdl: series), libesd (GNOME series), and the X11 libraries. Make sure all
sdl: of these are installed if you're planning to use SDL (a full
sdl: installation will cover all of the prerequisites).
sdl:

Other precompiled SDL (image, perl, sound) packages for Slackware 9.1: http://www.linuxpackages.net/search_...=9.1&name=SDL.

tigerflag · 10-12-2003, 07:43 PM

Thank you very much. I know this is dumb, but could you please give me a sample of

./configure --prefix=/usr (&& make && checkinstall -S)

with an actual package name in it? For instance,' maelstrom -3.0.6.tar.gz ' ? I know I'm gonna screw up, otherwise.

Thanks,
Siri Amrit

pesho_p · 10-12-2003, 08:38 PM

1. cd /tmp (or /usr/src in that manner)
2. wget -c http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/M...m-3.0.6.tar.gz
3. tar zxvf Maelstrom-3.0.6.tar.gz
4. cd Maelstrom-3.0.6
5. vi README

6. vi INSTALL

7. ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
8. make
9. su -
10. make install OR checkinstall –S

Don't forget that SDL_net is required. The game may or may not work without it. If step 7 fails with warnings about missing SDL_net, then you can repeat all steps listed above, but with 'http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_n...t-1.2.5.tar.gz' instead of 'http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/M...m-3.0.6.tar.gz'.

If this doesn't work then you can try:

1. cd /tmp
2. wget -c http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/M...0.6-1.i386.rpm
3. rpm2tgz Maelstrom-3.0.6-1.i386.rpm
4. installpkg Maelstrom-3.0.6-1.i386.tgz

If this also fail then at least you'll be able to removepkg-it (removepkg Maelstrom-3.0.6-1.i386.tgz) and your system will be "clean".

P.S. In case SDL_net doesn't work: same procedure as above (steps 1-4) but with 'http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_n...2.5-1.i386.rpm' instead of 'http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/M...0.6-1.i386.rpm'.

Hope that helps somehow.

EDIT: In case SDL_net is needed and you install it from source do not forget to run 'ldconfig' (or 'ldconfig -v' for verbose output).

tigerflag · 10-13-2003, 09:19 AM

Thank you so much!

Siri Amrit