On Sunday 14 September 2003 03:49 pm, Richard Urwin wrote: > On Sunday 14 Sep 2003 6:41 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Sunday 14 September 2003 03:04 pm, Russ wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I attempted to install BibleTime from an rpm designed for > > > mdk9.1 because they had none for 9.0 (which I am running). > > > I recieved several failed dependancies. I was able to get > > > an answer from them and was told I would probably need to > > > compile it from a source code. > > > > > > I have never done this but I guess I should learn if I am > > > going to be running Linux. I would appreciate it if > > > someone could kinda walk me through it since I really have > > > no clue as to where to begin. > > > > > > Here is the directory for the downloads: > > > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=95 > > > >4 > > > > > > For starters, do I need the source .bz2 or the source .gz > > > (or does it really matter?) > > > > > > Thanks > > > Russ > > > > The compressed format doesn't matter. If you use Konqueror > > as a file manager, just right-click a compressed file and > > choose something like *extract here*. This will create a > > directory within the actual directory i.e. > > /Home/russ/bibletime. > > > > Within that directory you'll probably find a file named > > *configure*. > > > > Now, first of all, make sure you have the *development* > > packages installed, especially gcc (the GNU C Compiler - > > assuming Bibletime is written in C). > > > > Then, download a platform-independent version of the > > program, extract it as described and go into that directory. > > Read the *README* and *other help files* files. > > > > Normally, all you have to do now, is to issue the command > > (as root) : *./configure* (if the program is well-written > > this will figure out how your box is set up). Watch the > > progress. > > > > If everything is O.K., then issue the command : *make*. > > > > Finally, issue the command : *install* or *make install* > > according to the *README* file. > > > > HTH > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > IME, only the "make install" needs to be done as root. In fact > it's bad to build the package as root, because that will leave > root owning all the intermediate files. > You are absolutely correct, sorry !
> I notice there's a src.rpm on the website. I've never used > one, but might this be a better way to go? Yes, I think so, but never tried it. Kaj Haulrich. -- Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Powered by Linux - Mandrake 9.1 kernel 2.4.21-0.25mdk Sent to you from a 100 % MicroSCOft-free computer.
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