You need to install automake, autoconf, and gcc.
Michael
At 09:48 AM 11/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Thanks! The j switch did the job and unzipped the bz2 file, creating the
>LinNeighborhood directory without problem.
>
>However, when I then try the following commands, I get error messages
>
>./configure
>make
>make install
>
>[root@derfel LinNeighborhood-0.6.5]# ./configure
>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
>checking for gcc... no
>checking for cc... no
>checking for cc... no
>checking for cl... no
>configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
>[root@derfel LinNeighborhood-0.6.5]# make
>make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
>[root@derfel LinNeighborhood-0.6.5]# make install
>make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
>
>Any advice?
>
>Out of curiosity, what is the LinNeighborhood executable called, I'm
>guessing (bravely enough) that it's Linneighborhood dot something?
>I think I read that it should be in /usr/local/bin, though there's nothing
>at all in that directory.
>
>Thanks to all who gave me advice, it was and is greatly appreciated.
>
>Ronnie
>
>
>
>Michael Viron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on 28/11/2002
>08:49:30
>
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>cc:
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems getting bzip2 to work......
>
>
>The page details how to uncompress the files if they are in ".tar.gz"
>format -- going through the options for tar:
>
>x - extract
>z - unzip (via gzip / gunzip)
>v - verbose
>f - use file following this flag
>
>To unbzip2 a compressed file, you'll have to do:
>
>x - extract
>j - unbzip2 (for newer, 8.0 and above releases)
>v - verbose
>f - use file following this flag
>
>(so that command would be "tar -xjvf Linneighborhood-0.6.5.tar.bz2" without
>the quotes).
>For more info, do a "man bzip2", "man tar", and "man gzip" without the
>quotes.
>
>--
>Michael Viron
>Project Manager / Primary Developer / Manager of Online Operations
>General Education Online
>
>
>At 08:24 AM 11/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>>Hello there. I am a long term Windows user/tech support person who has
>>recently installed Mandrake Linux, partly out of curiosity, partly because
>>I feel it's the coming thing. I managed to install it, get it on our
>>training LAN, mount drives and what not without any bother, but I've run
>>into a spot of trouble trying to set up LinNeighborhood. Now, I downloaded
>>the LinNeighborhood rpm, and it seemed to install ok, leaving me with some
>>entries at the root. I found a web page detailing what must be done to
>>properly unzip and install the Linneighborhood-0.6.5.tar.bz2 file, which
>>is:
>>
>>tar -xzvf LinNeighborhood-0.6.5.tar.gz
>>cd LinNeighborhood-0.6.5
>>./configure
>>make
>>make install
>>
>>The problem is that when I enter the first line I get a 'not in gzip
>>format' message. I figured, ok then, I'll install bzip2. This is where
>>I've ground to a halt. I installed bzip2 from files from a webpage,
>>couldn't get it to work. Then tried to install bzip2 from the Mandrake cd,
>>it reported that bzip2 was already installed. I changed the 'file
>>associations' to point any .gz or bz or bz2 files towards the bzip2 app,
>>but still no joy.
>>
>>Where am I going wrong? Why is it that bzip2 doesn't appear anywhere on
>the
>>start menu, or why is it that if I create a desktop link to
>/usr/bin/bzip2,
>>nothing happens when I click on it? And if bzip2 really is installed, why
>>can't I get past the 'not in gzip format' bit. Why doesn't bzip2 unzip the
>>file instead of gzip refusing to?
>>
>>I installed Mandrake Linux 9.0 for the first time 10 days ago. I'm using
>>the KDE gui. The pc is a Compaq EVO P4, with 256mb ram.
>>
>>Please help a Linux novice out?
>>
>>All the best
>>
>>Ronnie
>>
>>
>>
>>
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