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daitheflu08
July 4th, 2008, 05:59 PM
Everytime I try to configure a program this is what happens:

daniel@daniel-desktop:~/Desktop/alsa-driver-rt20080527-5.04$ ./configure
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name...
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
daniel@daniel-desktop:~/Desktop/alsa-driver-rt20080527-5.04$

So I pull up config.log and this is what it says:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = daniel-desktop
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.24-19-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Wed Jun 18 14:43:41 UTC 2008

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:2151: checking for gcc
configure:2167: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2178: result: gcc
configure:2416: checking for C compiler version
configure:2423: gcc --version >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2426: $? = 0
configure:2433: gcc -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2 --program-suffix=-4.2 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-targets=all --enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu --target=i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
configure:2436: $? = 0
configure:2443: gcc -V >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2446: $? = 1
configure:2469: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2496: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2499: $? = 1
configure:2537: result:
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2544: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

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ARCH=''
AS=''
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CONFIG_ALPHA=''
CONFIG_ARCH_AT91=''
CONFIG_ARCH_DAVINCI=''
CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP=''
CONFIG_ARCH_PXA=''
CONFIG_ARCH_S3C2410=''
CONFIG_ARCH_SA1100=''
CONFIG_ARM=''
CONFIG_ARM_AMBA=''
CONFIG_ATMEL_SSC=''
CONFIG_BROKEN=''
CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7760=''
CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=''
CONFIG_FW_LOADER=''
CONFIG_GSC=''
CONFIG_HAS_DMA=''
CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM=''
CONFIG_HAS_IOPORT=''
CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=''
CONFIG_HPET=''
CONFIG_I2C=''
CONFIG_I2C_POWERMAC=''
CONFIG_I2C_SENSOR=''
CONFIG_INPUT=''
CONFIG_ISA=''
CONFIG_ISAPNP=''
CONFIG_ISAPNP_KERNEL=''
CONFIG_ISA_DMA_API=''
CONFIG_L3=''
CONFIG_M68K=''
CONFIG_MACH_DAVINCI_EVM=''
CONFIG_MACH_E800=''
CONFIG_MACH_EM_X270=''
CONFIG_MACH_ETI_B1=''
CONFIG_MACH_ETI_C1=''
CONFIG_MACH_NEO1973_GTA01=''
CONFIG_MACH_NOKIA_N810=''
CONFIG_MACH_POODLE=''
CONFIG_MACH_SMDK2443=''
CONFIG_MACH_TOSA=''
CONFIG_MIPS=''
CONFIG_MPC8610_HPCD=''
CONFIG_OMAP_MCBSP=''
CONFIG_PARISC=''
CONFIG_PARPORT=''
CONFIG_PCI=''
CONFIG_PCMCIA=''
CONFIG_PCSPKR_PLATFORM=''
CONFIG_PM=''
CONFIG_PNP=''
CONFIG_PNP_KERNEL=''
CONFIG_PPC32=''
CONFIG_PPC64=''
CONFIG_PPC=''
CONFIG_PPC_PMAC=''
CONFIG_PROC_FS=''
CONFIG_PS3_PS3AV=''
CONFIG_PXA_SHARP_C7XX=''
CONFIG_PXA_SHARP_CXX00=''
CONFIG_RTC=''
CONFIG_SBUS=''
CONFIG_SGI=''
CONFIG_SH_DMABRG=''
CONFIG_SH_DREAMCAST=''
CONFIG_SND=''
CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=''
CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE=''
CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=''
CONFIG_SND_AD1816A=''
CONFIG_SND_AD1848=''
CONFIG_SND_AD1848_LIB=''
CONFIG_SND_AD1889=''
CONFIG_SND_ADLIB=''
CONFIG_SND_AICA=''
CONFIG_SND_ALI5451=''
CONFIG_SND_ALS100=''
CONFIG_SND_ALS300=''
CONFIG_SND_ALS4000=''
CONFIG_SND_AOA=''
CONFIG_SND_AOA_FABRIC_LAYOUT=''
CONFIG_SND_AOA_ONYX=''
CONFIG_SND_AOA_SOUNDBUS=''
CONFIG_SND_AOA_SOUNDBUS_I2S=''
CONFIG_SND_AOA_TAS=''
CONFIG_SND_AOA_TOONIE=''
CONFIG_SND_ARM=''
CONFIG_SND_ARMAACI=''
CONFIG_SND_ASIHPI=''
CONFIG_SND_AT73C213=''
CONFIG_SND_AT73C213_TARGET_BITRATE=''
CONFIG_SND_AT91_SOC=''
CONFIG_SND_AT91_SOC_ETI_B1_WM8731=''
CONFIG_SND_AT91_SOC_ETI_SLAVE=''
CONFIG_SND_AT91_SOC_SSC=''
CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP=''
CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM=''
CONFIG_SND_AU1X00=''
CONFIG_SND_AU8810=''
CONFIG_SND_AU8820=''
CONFIG_SND_AU8830=''
CONFIG_SND_AW2=''
CONFIG_SND_AZT2320=''
CONFIG_SND_AZT3328=''
CONFIG_SND_BIT32_EMUL=''
CONFIG_SND_BT87X=''
CONFIG_SND_BT87X_OVERCLOCK=''
CONFIG_SND_CA0106=''
CONFIG_SND_CMI8330=''
CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI=''
CONFIG_SND_CS4231=''
CONFIG_SND_CS4231_LIB=''
CONFIG_SND_CS4232=''
CONFIG_SND_CS4236=''
CONFIG_SND_CS4281=''
CONFIG_SND_CS46XX=''
CONFIG_SND_CS46XX_NEW_DSP=''
CONFIG_SND_CS5530=''
CONFIG_SND_CS5535AUDIO=''
CONFIG_SND_DARLA20=''
CONFIG_SND_DARLA24=''
CONFIG_SND_DATE=''
CONFIG_SND_DAVINCI_SOC=''
CONFIG_SND_DAVINCI_SOC_EVM=''
CONFIG_SND_DAVINCI_SOC_I2S=''
CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=''
CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_MEMORY=''
CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE=''
CONFIG_SND_DRIVERS=''
CONFIG_SND_DT019X=''
CONFIG_SND_DUMMY=''
CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS=''
CONFIG_SND_ECHO3G=''
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=''
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1X=''
CONFIG_SND_ENS1370=''
CONFIG_SND_ENS1371=''
CONFIG_SND_ES1688=''
CONFIG_SND_ES18XX=''
CONFIG_SND_ES1938=''
CONFIG_SND_ES1968=''
CONFIG_SND_ES968=''
CONFIG_SND_FM801=''
CONFIG_SND_FM801_TEA575X=''
CONFIG_SND_FM801_TEA575X_BOOL=''
CONFIG_SND_GINA20=''
CONFIG_SND_GINA24=''
CONFIG_SND_GSC=''
CONFIG_SND_GUSCLASSIC=''
CONFIG_SND_GUSEXTREME=''
CONFIG_SND_GUSMAX=''
CONFIG_SND_GUS_SYNTH=''
CONFIG_SND_HARMONY=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE=''
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=''
CONFIG_SND_HDSP=''
CONFIG_SND_HDSPM=''
CONFIG_SND_HIFIER=''
CONFIG_SND_HPET=''
CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=''
CONFIG_SND_ICE1712=''
CONFIG_SND_ICE1724=''
CONFIG_SND_INDIGO=''
CONFIG_SND_INDIGODJ=''
CONFIG_SND_INDIGOIO=''
CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0=''
CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M=''
CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE=''
CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE_STB=''
CONFIG_SND_ISA=''
CONFIG_SND_KERNELDIR=''
CONFIG_SND_KORG1212=''
CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=''
CONFIG_SND_LAYLA20=''
CONFIG_SND_LAYLA24=''
CONFIG_SND_LOOPBACK=''
CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3=''
CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=''
CONFIG_SND_MIA=''
CONFIG_SND_MIPS=''
CONFIG_SND_MIRO=''
CONFIG_SND_MIXART=''
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=''
CONFIG_SND_ML403_AC97CR=''
CONFIG_SND_MONA=''
CONFIG_SND_MPU401=''
CONFIG_SND_MPU401_UART=''
CONFIG_SND_MSND_PINNACLE=''
CONFIG_SND_MTPAV=''
CONFIG_SND_MTS64=''
CONFIG_SND_MVERSION=''
CONFIG_SND_NM256=''
CONFIG_SND_OMAP_SOC=''
CONFIG_SND_OMAP_SOC_MCBSP=''
CONFIG_SND_OMAP_SOC_N810=''
CONFIG_SND_OPL3SA2=''
CONFIG_SND_OPL3_LIB=''
CONFIG_SND_OPL4_LIB=''
CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_AD1848=''
CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_CS4231=''
CONFIG_SND_OPTI93X=''
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=''
CONFIG_SND_OXYGEN=''
CONFIG_SND_OXYGEN_LIB=''
CONFIG_SND_PC98_CS4232=''
CONFIG_SND_PCI=''
CONFIG_SND_PCM=''
CONFIG_SND_PCMCIA=''
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=''
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=''
CONFIG_SND_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG=''
CONFIG_SND_PCSP=''
CONFIG_SND_PCXHR=''
CONFIG_SND_PDAUDIOCF=''
CONFIG_SND_PDPLUS=''
CONFIG_SND_PORTMAN2X4=''
CONFIG_SND_POWERMAC=''
CONFIG_SND_POWERMAC_AUTO_DRC=''
CONFIG_SND_PPC=''
CONFIG_SND_PS3=''
CONFIG_SND_PS3_DEFAULT_START_DELAY=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_AC97=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_I2SOUND=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_PCM=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC_AC97=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC_CORGI=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC_E800=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC_EM_X270=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC_I2S=''
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CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC_SPITZ=''
CONFIG_SND_PXA2XX_SOC_TOSA=''
CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=''
CONFIG_SND_RIPTIDE=''
CONFIG_SND_RME32=''
CONFIG_SND_RME9652=''
CONFIG_SND_RME96=''
CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C2410=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C2412_SOC_I2S=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C2443_SOC_AC97=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C24XX_SOC=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C24XX_SOC_I2S=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C24XX_SOC_LN2440SBC_ALC650=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C24XX_SOC_NEO1973_WM8753=''
CONFIG_SND_S3C24XX_SOC_SMDK2443_WM9710=''
CONFIG_SND_SA11XX_UDA1341=''
CONFIG_SND_SB16=''
CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP=''
CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=''
CONFIG_SND_SB16_DSP=''
CONFIG_SND_SB8=''
CONFIG_SND_SB8_DSP=''
CONFIG_SND_SBAWE=''
CONFIG_SND_SB_COMMON=''
CONFIG_SND_SC6000=''
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=''
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=''
CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY=''
CONFIG_SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT=''
CONFIG_SND_SERIALMIDI=''
CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550=''
CONFIG_SND_SGALAXY=''
CONFIG_SND_SH7760_AC97=''
CONFIG_SND_SIS7019=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_AC97_BUS=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_AC97_CODEC=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_CS4270=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_CS4270_HWMUTE=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_CS4270_VD33_ERRATA=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_MPC8610=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_MPC8610_HPCD=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_PCM_SH7760=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_SH4_HAC=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_SH4_SSI=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_TLV320AIC3X=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_WM8731=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_WM8750=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_WM8753=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_WM9712=''
CONFIG_SND_SOC_WM9713=''
CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES=''
CONFIG_SND_SPARC=''
CONFIG_SND_SPI=''
CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE=''
CONFIG_SND_SUN_AMD7930=''
CONFIG_SND_SUN_CS4231=''
CONFIG_SND_SUN_DBRI=''
CONFIG_SND_SUPERH=''
CONFIG_SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API=''
CONFIG_SND_TIMER=''
CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT=''
CONFIG_SND_USB=''
CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO=''
CONFIG_SND_USB_CAIAQ=''
CONFIG_SND_USB_CAIAQ_INPUT=''
CONFIG_SND_USB_USX2Y=''
CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK=''
CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS=''
CONFIG_SND_VERSION='1.0.16'
CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX=''
CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX_MODEM=''
CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI=''
CONFIG_SND_VIRTUOSO=''
CONFIG_SND_VMASTER=''
CONFIG_SND_VX222=''
CONFIG_SND_VXPOCKET=''
CONFIG_SND_VX_LIB=''
CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT=''
CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=''
CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI=''
CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=''
CONFIG_SOC_AU1000=''
CONFIG_SOC_AU1100=''
CONFIG_SOC_AU1500=''
CONFIG_SOUND=''
CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME=''
CONFIG_SPARC32=''
CONFIG_SPARC64=''
CONFIG_SPARC=''
CONFIG_SPI=''
CONFIG_SUPERH64=''
CONFIG_SUPERH=''
CONFIG_USB=''
CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=''
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1=''
CONFIG_X86=''
CONFIG_X86_32=''
CONFIG_X86_64=''
CONFIG_X86_PC9800=''
CONFIG_X86_PC=''
CONFIG_XILINX_VIRTEX=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CROSS_COMPILE=''
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
EXTRA_INCLUDES=''
GENKSYMS=''
GREP=''
INSTALL_DATA=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
KERNEL_INC=''
KLD=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
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MAKE_ADDS=''
NEW_KBUILD=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RANLIB=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
SRCDIR=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias=''
c_opts=''
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
kaversion=''
kextraversion=''
kpatchlevel=''
ksublevel=''
kversion=''
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
m_opts=''
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
moddir=''
moddir_tree=''
modsubdir=''
msmp=''
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='NONE'
processor=''
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""

configure: exit 77

What is going wrong?

oldos2er
July 4th, 2008, 06:16 PM
You need to install the package build-essential

alexmclaren
July 4th, 2008, 06:17 PM
hello, i have the same problem .... i'm afraid I don't understand the comment about 'build-essential' ?

oldos2er
July 4th, 2008, 06:22 PM
Use Synaptic Package Manager to install build-essential, or copy and paste this command in a terminal:

"sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install build-essential"

alexmclaren
July 4th, 2008, 06:25 PM
ah thanks! so the build-essential isn't package specific? what is it? what does it do?

I was trying to configure and then make install the macOS toolbar for linux, now the configure runs, but says :

================================================== ==========================
ERROR!
You probably have to install the development version of the Python package
for your distribution. The exact name of this package varies among them.
================================================== ==========================

what is Python?

oldos2er
July 4th, 2008, 06:39 PM
I'm not in Ubuntu right now so I can't check, but I think build-essential is a meta-package that contains the gcc compiler and other things. Why it is not included in Ubuntu by default, I don't know--it should be.

Python is a scripting/programming language. Use Synaptic to search for a package named python-dev, or something similar.

If there is a README or INSTALL file included with the source you're trying to compile, they usually explain any dependencies you might need.

alexmclaren
July 4th, 2008, 07:00 PM
./configure describes :

No package 'dbus-glib-1' found
No package 'gnome-desktop-2.0' found
No package 'libgnome-2.0' found
No package 'gnome-vfs-module-2.0' found
No package 'gconf-2.0' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables AWN_CFLAGS
and AWN_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

The weirder part is that checking using synaptic manager, I should have some of these packages already ....

The install file only states the usual ./configre, make, makeinstall command lines and requests feedback.

daitheflu08
July 4th, 2008, 07:21 PM
Tried to install build essential and this is the message I got:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

What the hell, I just formatted this drive for the third time and I'm still getting these strange errors.

alexmclaren
July 4th, 2008, 07:25 PM
ooh!

did this instead!

sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator

works!

oldos2er
July 4th, 2008, 07:30 PM
Tried to install build essential and this is the message I got:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

What the hell, I just formatted this drive for the third time and I'm still getting these strange errors.

Run sudo dpkg --configure -a

daitheflu08
July 4th, 2008, 07:52 PM
Okay ran that command, installing build-essential right now...

very very sweet,. Thanks to both of you.