Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-28 Thread cosmorph
Thanx for your help I'll try that. I have an other question. Sometimes when you initialize programs the programs window goes beyond the edge of your screen. When I first started messing around with linux I pressed a button that enabled me to move around on the entire desktop screens 1,2,3 and

Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-28 Thread Ken
On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, you wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Im new to linux. Iv figured most of the basic stuff like connecting to > > the internet sound, printer etc. Now that im connected I want to > > download stuff. I downloaded kicq im not quit sure how to go about > > compiling it. I w

Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-28 Thread JK
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Im new to linux. Iv figured most of the basic stuff like connecting to > the internet sound, printer etc. Now that im connected I want to > download stuff. I downloaded kicq im not quit sure how to go about > compiling it. I would appreciate you help. I thank you in adv

Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-28 Thread Justin Fisher
D]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 1:38 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Can't compile program > > > > 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

Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-27 Thread Tim Kubista
you'd probably do ./configure before make - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 1:38 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Can't compile program > Once you uncompress the files, do this in a terminal windo

Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-27 Thread kelvin
I guess one of the things you have not gotten to installing is also a mail client ... but it is okay ... one thing at a time ... If the package you got is a RPM package then all u need to do is su to root and then "rpm -Uvh " to install it. If the package is a source tarball. The you need to co

Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-27 Thread InafewmiN
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

[newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-27 Thread cosmorph
Im new to linux. Iv figured most of the basic stuff like connecting to the internet sound, printer etc. Now that im connected I want to download stuff. I downloaded kicq im not quit sure how to go about compiling it. I would appreciate you help. I thank you in advance to your replies!! Thank