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    Compiling GIMP source help

    I have 7.10 installed on a laptop that has no network/internet connection available. so what i have is 7.10 with no resent patches or updates. i'm attempting to do my first source compile and it just happens to be GIMP. i downloaded 2.4.3 from the gimp.org website on my work computer and thumbdrived it over to my laptop. i followed the directions for compiling from here http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html and i was doing ok until i got to the part of configuring. i got and error message that read:
    Code:
    configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
    so i figured that maybe the source had something wrong with it. it was just released and it's possible that something could have been wrong. so i downloaded 2.4.2 and got to the same step and received the same error message.

    so now i'm stumped. i have no idea if i'm missing something or not. the only idea i could come up with was that i'm missing a C compiler. if i'm wrong it's because i just don't know. any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Re: Compiling GIMP source help

    Do you have all bits and pieces ?

    build-essential
    nformational list of build-essential packages

    This package contains an informational list of packages which are
    considered essential for building Debian packages. This package also
    depends on the packages on that list, to make it easy to have the
    build-essential packages installed.
    FAQ: Installing from source
    http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085626.0


    i got and error message that read:

    configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
    What it says before that error message:
    'checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
    or
    checking for C compiler default output file name...
    or something else ?


    Links:

    CompilingSoftware
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware

    Compiling things on Ubuntu Linux the Easy Way
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo

    CheckInstall
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall

    KubuntuTutorialsDay/Packaging
    https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuTutorialsDay/Packaging
    Before you edit, BACKUP !

    Why there are dead links ?
    1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
    2. Thread: Lost Information

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      #3
      Re: Compiling GIMP source help

      build-essential was missing. that was my problem. thanks.

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