failure to compile on kubuntu

[Guest]

Hello to All,
This is my first post, and I am new to Linux
I have Kubuntu 12.04 installed and working on a Gateway GM5074b desktop, and am trying to install on my wifes Toshiba Equium, which
has an overheating problem. I tried to compile and install this utility and got these results (which baffle me). can anyone help source from http://www.buzzard.org.uk/toshiba/ and trying to compile from a Konqueror setup

> I have checked all essential-packages-list are installed and updated, and followed the directions from the excellent
> http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html
> At the ./configure stage , I get this error (from the config.log)
>
>
> This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
> running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
>
> configure:580: checking host system type
> configure:611: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
> configure:640: checking for gcc
> configure:753: checking whether the C compiler (gcc -s) works
> configure:769: gcc -o conftest -s conftest.c 1>&5
> configure:795: checking whether the C compiler (gcc -s) is a cross-compiler
> configure:800: checking whether we are using GNU C
> configure:809: gcc -E conftest.c
> configure:828: checking whether gcc accepts -g
> configure:871: checking for a BSD compatible install
> configure:924: checking how to run the C preprocessor
> configure:945: gcc -E conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out
> configure:1008: checking for X
> configure:1075: gcc -E conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out
> configure:1071:27: fatal error: X11/Intrinsic.h: No such file or directory
> compilation terminated.
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 1070 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> #include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
> configure:1151: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -s conftest.c -lXt 1>&5
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXt
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 1144 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
>
> int

main() {
> XtMalloc()
> ; return 0; }
> configure:1842: checking for bison
> configure:1842: checking for byacc
> configure:1875: checking for flex
> configure:1909: checking for yywrap in -ll
> configure:1928: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -s conftest.c -ll 1>&5
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ll
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 1917 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error. */
> /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
> builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply. */
> char yywrap();
>
> int main() {
> yywrap()
> ; return 0; }
> configure:1953: checking for xmessage
> configure:1988: checking for wall
> configure:2023: checking for yywrap in -lfl
> configure:2042: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -s conftest.c -lfl 1>&5
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lfl
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 2031 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error. */
> /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
> builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply. */
> char yywrap();
>
> int main() {
> yywrap()
> ; return 0; }
> configure:2080: checking for X
>
> Can anyone tell me what is wrong it doesnt build a makefile
>
> Thank you in appreciation of a fast answer -- my wife has a toshiba laptop that needs this utility
>
> Ivan

[SteveRiley]

A very handy tool to help you through situations like these is apt-file. It catalogs individual files in packages and thus helps you discover which packages will offer files that you might require. To install the tool:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends apt-file

Next, update the catalog:

sudo apt-file update

Finally, search for the file(s) in question. I checked for the first file missing in your post:

steve@x1:~$ [B]apt-file find Intrinsic.h[/B]
libxt-dev: /usr/include/X11/Intrinsic.h

It appears, then, that you need to install the package libxt-dev.

[Guest]

SteveRiley
Thanks for your quick reply -- my question was naive -- here is my reasoning

a) The program I was trying to compile was written by J.A.Buzzard in Linux, and will not compile on any Unix flavours

b) I need to fix the fan program on my wife's Toshiba Equium to make the fan run

c) Toshiba seem to be in catchup mode for Linux users (not a great deal of support for older machines)

I am now sadder and wiser ( at 73 ) than I was a week ago !!!!! (need to do some more research)

Thanks once more

Ivan

[SteveRiley]

The purpose of the configure stage is to make sure that you have all the required elements necessary for a successful make. In your case, you are missing a required header file. The challenge is to figure out where to obtain that from. The procedure I outlined is one way of accomplishing that.