hi list:
This is probably newbie question, but I've encountered several
obstacles when trying to compile from sources.
The scenario is that I've installed Debian Linux (Sarge) on iBook G3
(ppc), no I didn't use dual-system (OS X deleted) because my HD is
only 20G.
This seems to be a sadist's choice so far, because I come to realize
that many applications do not have binaries for PPC-based Debian.
Skype is an example, and I was a heavy Skype user.
When trying to compile from source, I follow these steps:
# tar xvzf package.tar.gz (or tar xvjf package.tar.bz2)
# cd package
# ./configure
# make
# make install
But somehow I always ended up stuck at "./configure" or "make". The
error msg for the former is usually "No such file or directory", while
for "make", it's usually this:
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
Another program (namely Privoxy) prompted with the following msg when
I entered "make":
To build this program, you must run
*** autoheader && autoconf && ./configure and then run GNU make.
*** Shall I do this for you now? (y/n) y
So I chose "y", only to get a new error msg:
/bin/sh: line 1: autoheader: command not found
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Of course I did some Googling, but seems the situation varies a lot,
some suggests that the lack of Gcc could be the reason, but I already
have that. Anyway, searching around doesn't seem to help much. I would
be greatly appreciated If anybody can point a direction.
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Lawrence
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