this all assumes that the program your are going to compile actually uses
a configure script or a Makefile. Your absolute best bet when compiling
something from scratch is to uncompress the source and read the
documentation included inside (something i learn the hard way) and do what
it says (this INSTALL file is usually a great help if its there ;) ). If
at first you dont succeed - Read. hehe.
Justin Fisher: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Tim Kubista wrote:
> you'd probably do ./configure before make
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> > Once you uncompress the files, do this in a terminal window: make, then use
> > make install. do this in the folder w/ all the .h (headers) and stuff in it.
> > You should be looking for something w/ a .c extention. I too am a newbie, so
> > please if am wrong about something, please show me up :)
> >
> > Jerrud
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