Uh sorry, I've only worked with debian based linux distros and was thinking that was a global thing. I was using that for the issues with G++ and that "can not build executables" problem. BB
Agent Engram wrote: > i am on fedora > > here is what about said about build-essential: > > Definition: *build-essential*: Informational list of build-essential > packages If you do not plan to build Debian packages, you don't need > this package. Moreover this package is not required for building > Debian packages. This package contains an informational list of > packages which are considered essential for building Debian packages. > > is gem dependent on debian? > > On Jan 6, 2008 11:02 PM, Batuhan Bozkurt <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I think you need to install build-essential package. > BB > > Agent Engram wrote: > > those *are* the things i tried... > > > > > > >download and install pd-extended (which contains both, pd and gem > > > > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pure-data/Pd-0.39.3-extended-planetccrma6-i386.tar.bz2 > > this was what I tried to do first. > > > > basically this required that I go to planet CCRMA rebuild my kernal, > > also get jack, > > once i did that i tried to run the binaries and got the "floating > > point error", pd didnt run at all > > > > so i decided to get the extended version source code and build > that... > > > > > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pure-data/Pd-0.39.3-extended.tar.bz2 > > > > it built with th following installs added > > yum install autoconf > > yum install tcl > > yum install tk > > yum install tcl-devel > > yum install tk-devel > > > > well that got pd running, but gem is failing. so did the extended > > source build gem or not? are more devel packages required that I > missed? > > > > >download the gem binaries from the gem site > > the only site I know of is http://gem.iem.at/ is this what you are > > talking about? I dont not see *gem binaries for linux* on > windows, in > > fact they recommend on the site building gem, but its my > understanding > > that this comes with pd extended, which I built, and which is not > > loading the gem libs. > > > > so i have now tried to build gem and it fails during configure > because > > it *seems* to not know how to build using gcc...wierd. who uses > g++, i > > dont even know how to get it. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] src]# autoconf configure.ac <http://configure.ac> > <http://configure.ac>>configure > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] src]# chmod 777 configure > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] src]# ./configure > > checking for Base/configLinux.h.in... yes > > checking for g++... no > > checking for c++... no > > checking for gpp... no > > checking for aCC... no > > checking for CC... no > > checking for cxx... no > > checking for cc++... no > > checking for cl... no > > checking for FCC... no > > checking for KCC... no > > checking for RCC... no > > checking for xlC_r... no > > checking for xlC... no > > checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: > > error: C++ compiler cannot create executables > > See `config.log' for more details. > > > > this is driving me a little crazy. > > > > > > On Jan 6, 2008 9:09 PM, Roman Haefeli <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > On Sun, 2008-01-06 at 19:13 -0800, Agent Engram wrote: > > > i figured out how to build pd, i needed the tcl-devel stuff. > > > > > > i was hoping that Gem built with it but alas that would be too > > easy. > > > > gem is an external and not part of pd. > > > > > when I run: pd -lib gem i get... > > > gem: can't load library > > > > > because there is no gem installed. > > > > > so do I have to build Gem? that is a major pain in linux... > > > > this has nothing to do with linux. Gem is an extension, that > provides > > additional funcionality to pd, which isn't in the focus of > puredata > > itself. this is completely unrelated to the operating > system. in fact, > > there are many ways to get Gem without having to build it. > > > > - download the gem binaries from the gem site > > - install a gem-package from your distro (i know that debian > based > > distros include gem) > > - download and install pd-extended (which contains both, pd and > > gem, and > > a lot of other externals) > > > > just in case you decide to build gem yourself, don't forget > to install > > also the dev-package for each dependecy. > > > > roman > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Telefonate ohne weitere Kosten vom PC zum PC: > > http://messenger.yahoo.de > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ----------- > > i am an agent implanted into your unconscious when you abducted > by the > > travelers. look for signs of me in your life. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PD-list@iem.at <mailto:PD-list@iem.at> mailing list > > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > > > > > -- > ----------- > i am an agent implanted into your unconscious when you abducted by the > travelers. look for signs of me in your life. _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list