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Darksoul

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./configure will not work

bash: ./configure: No such file or directory.

Mkay. What do I need to install with pacman to make this work.

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Re: ./configure will not work

You might want to tell us what application you are trying to compile. Not all sources come with a configure file, some require you just to run the makefile, without prior configuration.

Check your extracted directory, there surely is a README file in it. I guess you know what that means .

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Darksoul

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Re: ./configure will not work

No, I can use ./configure with it fine in ubuntu (Tested on a VPS earlier).

Must be missing something..

bangkok_manouel

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Re: ./configure will not work

Must be missing something..

let me guess... the configure file?

Darksoul

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Re: ./configure will not work

make_precompiled_header.sh: line 5: g++: command not found. (Decided to run the precompiled) That must be my issue then.

What exactly do I need to get in pacman to run it.

Last edited by Darksoul (2009-03-14 12:39:21)

finferflu

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Re: ./configure will not work

pacman -S gcc

I think you should really provide us with more details. When you run "./configure" you are just executing the "configure" file in your current directory.

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Re: ./configure will not work

No, I can use ./configure with it fine in ubuntu (Tested on a VPS earlier).

Must be missing something..

I'd say a lot of stuff you need to build from source - I guess Debian/Ubuntu have a command like

apt-get --install build-essentials

that pulls in most of the stuff you need.

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Darksoul

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Re: ./configure will not work

Hmm. So how would I do that in arch. (Through pacman or something similar)

lukrop

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Re: ./configure will not work

pacman -S base-devel

but WHY won't you tell us what you're trying to install/configure?

Maybe there is a PKGBUILD already in the AUR

u_no_hu

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Re: ./configure will not work

This is a puzzle ... we have to guess what he is trying to install from the clues he give.

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Re: ./configure will not work

This is a puzzle ... we have to guess what he is trying to install from the clues he give.

yes

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