Since the source archive for Elkulator includes a configure script, I would expect on *most* distros it to be sufficient to install the dependencies and run ./configure && make.
There are always exceptions, of course, with incomplete or minimally tested configure scripts not being unknown - autoconf is, at best, rather baroque! If it doesn't just work, let us know and I, or someone else can grab it, and experiment a bit. Chris On 14/10/2020 15:30, Rob via Hampshire wrote: > Hi all > > > > I’m trying to compile a very old source file (see > http://elkulator.acornelectron.co.uk/) on Bionic Beaver and having > little luck. I’ve not been into the source itself but the README > suggests I need 4 libraries: > > > > Allegro 4.x > > OpenAL > > ALut > > Zlib > > > > I’ve not (yet) researched whether or not these have forked into other > projects because what I really need to know is whether (for example) > > > > Apt-get install liballegro-dev > > > > (or whatever allegro is now called) is all I need to satisfy the first > requirement or do I need to tell the compiler the library’s there in > some other way? Or will it find it for itself? I don’t really want > to dig into the source itself (and no – there is no binary package > before anyone asks) but am I going to be forced to? > > > > As you can tell, I’ve never been too hot on C libraries – well not these > libraries anyway! > > > > Cheers > > R > > -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
