Hi there, On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Global Junk wrote:
> I'm trying to get Mason installed on my Linux server. > I'm running Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) mod_perl/1.26. > [snip] > I hesitate to install a gcc compiler since I do not > know a lot about it and I do not want to open up a can > of worms. I would like to avoid compiling if I can. > > I just want to install Mason :) Where did you get your Linux? Almost all Linux systems come equipped with a compiler, and in the Linux world it can be difficult to do much without one since there are so many different platforms supported. You don't need to worry about not knowing much about compilation, the installation routines for the packages do it all for you if you follow the instructions in the documentation. If your Linux came from a distribution which offers a compiler but you chose not to install it, I'd recommend that you take another look at the installation. You really don't just want a compiler, there are other things you'll need such as tools and development libraries. If you don't have all the tools, when it comes to upgrading or security fixes you might find you have serious problems. 73, Ged.
