On Fri, Nov 26, 1999 at 07:47:43PM -0500, Bart Szyszka wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a straight answer about a general set of packages > that I should get if I want to compile programs myself. Aren't there > several packages I should get that would take care of just about > most of my compiling needs?
gcc g++ libc6-dev libg++... (different versions in slink potato) libstdc++... (same as above) cpp autoconf automake These are what is needed to compile simple programs. However, most programs require some other libraries in order to work. For these you also have to install the proper libfoo-dev package. -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
