Problem compiling SOLVED

[PJJ]

Try as I might, I have never been very successful in compiling stuff. Read about everything I could find about it and follow step by step instructions that came with the application to be compiled. Needed libraries are also installed.

I am getting past the first step. Configure is successfully completed.

However, 'make dep' and or 'make' and 'make install' are failing. I am using sudo and "./".
Error: File not found.

I can see only 'Makefile' listed but not 'make'. Presume one is an incarnation of the other.

Please help, I am going nuts over this.
Thanks.

[kubicle]

Re: Problem compiling

You shouldn't put ./ before 'make' or 'make install', the common steps are:
./configure
make
sudo make install

(Some programs have a different procedure, always read the install documentation first)

The './' means the script/program should be run from the current working directory (the source package usually includes the configure script you want to run). Make, however, is a program in /usr/bin (if it's installed...if not, install build-essential package), it can't be found with './'

[PJJ]

Re: Problem compiling

'Build-essential' missing; installed it.
'Make' worked. application compiled and installed successfully.

Thank you for putting me on the right path.