Re: [newbie] How to Compile Kernel

2001-06-04 Thread Brandon Caudle
PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [newbie] How to Compile Kernel >Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 08:39:34 -0400 > >Well here's the deal. > >Start out with this web page. > >http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/install/kupgrade3.html > >It tells you that you can go through and c

Re: [newbie] How to Compile Kernel

2001-06-04 Thread Tim Holmes
Well here's the deal. Start out with this web page. http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/install/kupgrade3.html It tells you that you can go through and create your own .config file but I suggest you use the make xconfig. I didn't want to do it that way to start, but having tried to do it manually

Re: [newbie] How to Compile Kernel

2001-06-02 Thread Ed Kasky
Tim - I downloaded the recent src but the explanation in the README was a little cryptic at the end. I read the chapter in the Reference Manual for LM and it is a lot more specific for someone with my level of experience with kernel configuration. I'll let you know how it goes... Thanks - Ed

Re: [newbie] How to Compile Kernel

2001-06-02 Thread Tim Holmes
Hey Ed. Well, first of I'm not going to be able to fix your problem, but a few things came to mind as I read the message. Have you tried to locate that bzImage? Mandrake has a cron set up so it will update the locate database at like 4 AM every day. I'm assuming it's been a day or so later,

Re: [newbie] how to compile a program from source

2000-10-01 Thread Paul R
Thank you so much for your help, Anthony, Adam, and Micheal! That was great! Wow! WHat a rush! And how easy! It's really pretty empowering for a newbie to compile their first program like that! At least for me it was. RPM's may be easier, but I really wanted to see how it was done. Perhaps

Re: [newbie] how to compile a program from source

2000-09-29 Thread Anthony
This is one of the most common newbie questions, and one that gave me fits before I figured out the "secret". First off, I suggest rpm's instead of doing it by source. RPM's are just plain easier. But if you're stuck on source, or need the source for some reason... Untar the file. ("tar -xvzf

Re: [newbie] how to compile a program from source

2000-09-28 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, you wrote: > Anybody know where I can find some good documentation on compiling > different sorts of programs from the source-code. I wanna try to > compile and install gaim as my first try. > > -Paul R You should already have gaim on your system. Just open a terminal an

Re: [newbie] how to compile a program from source

2000-09-28 Thread Adam
Paul R wrote: > > Anybody know where I can find some good documentation on compiling > different sorts of programs from the source-code. I wanna try to > compile and install gaim as my first try. > > -Paul R > > PS (The readme for gaim mentions GTK, I seem to have that on the system > but can'

Re: [newbie] how to compile a program from source

2000-09-28 Thread Michael
All decent programs these days tend to go something like: ./configure make make install ldconfig When things go well that's about it. When they don't well then it is a lot of digging through libraries and code. ;> *^*^*^* Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sungod robes o

RE: [newbie] How to compile?

1999-07-25 Thread Thomas J. Hamman
On 25-Jul-99 Trevor Wilson wrote: > How can I compile programs I write in C or C++? The command for the C compiler is gcc and the command for the C++ compiler is g++. A simple program with one source code file can usually be compiled with just 'gcc ' (or 'g++ ') which will produce a binary call