On Sat, July 3, 2004 10:16 pm, Roger Searle said:
> I've downloaded htdig-3.1.6.tar.gz, extracted the files with tar xzf
> tarfile.tar.gz, changed into the directory created, then done:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] htdig-3.1.6]# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
> checking for working aclocal... missing
> checking for working autoconf... missing
> checking for working automake... missing
> checking for working autoheader... missing
> checking for working makeinfo... found
> configuring ht://Dig version 3.1.6
> checking for gcc... no
> checking for cc... no
> configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATHso you have a compiler installed? sounds like you don't. check if you have gcc installed with rpm -q gcc why was it you wanted htdig? RUTE has a good index IIRC. and didn't you say the other day that you had installed htdig, or are you trying again? (I am lost) > > so clearly I'm missing some files... Attempts to install some packages > from the installation CDs (from the development section, which is what I > think I'm missing) result in an attempt to download 100s of them from > the internet, as urpmi is now NOT looking on CDs. I tried > urpmi.addmedia --distrib cdrom removable://mnt/cdrom (following > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/UsingUrpmi#Recovering_lost_sources_cds_) > which doesn't get it looking on CDs. was the cd in the drive when you did that? was it mounted? are you sure that it isn't looking on the cd? perhaps there are later versions of the packages you want out on the internet, and it is getting them from the net for a good reason? > > This is all incredibly frustrating. I'm permanently giving up on > linux. Forever. Until the morning. > > What a total mess... What do I do to sort this out? First of all I > need to be able to get packages off the installation CDs, that would > seem the best place to start. Can anyone tell me how to get the > Mandrake Install Software to look on CDs again? Please??? > > Roger > > <rant>angry frustrated windows-comparing rant deleted just prior to > sending</rant> > >
