How do I use the "make" command? Always shows up errors! Karmic

[user333]

I have a problem with the make command. When I use it, it has two errors (that is all I understand, and the output is too long to post). I am trying to compile the widget factory, several drivers, and other other things like that. I always follow the tutorials on this step by step, but I still have this problem. Do I have a missing package? I this not the problem at all, or am I using it wrong? I usually use it like this:

make

or

make install

I DO use the ./configure command before I do this. I read that you will get errors if you don't use it. I will occasionally get an error from this too, but not often. I am doing the commands in the directory that the source files are in, and usually under sudo bash.

I know it is a very simple question, but I only recently started using Linux, and I am just learning the terminal.

[coldReactive]

Do the errors show that something isn't found?

If so, install the package (or similar package) that it mentions. Sometimes you gotta search hard. Wish make would auto-get the required packages to be honest.

Also, if you're making an i386 program on amd64, remember to install ia32-libs-dev

[user333]

How do Install that package?

And the errors just say "ERROR 1" and "ERROR 2". Nothing else.

[sisco311]

Wish make would auto-get the required packages to be honest.

if the application is in the repos, you can:

sudo apt-get build-dep package-name

[coldReactive]

if the application is in the repos, you can:

sudo apt-get build-dep package-name

How about gnome2-globalmenu?

[sisco311]

How do Install that package?

And the errors just say "ERROR 1" and "ERROR 2". Nothing else.

please post a link to the app and the exact error message.

[user333]

well, this isn't in the repositories. Thats why I am trying to compile it. What about gnome2-globalmenu?

[user333]

OK, just a second.

[user333]

Here is the widget factory and I think the driver(I am having trouble with attachments). I am unable to post the error message. I don't want to publish my name. Here is just a few part of it:

make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
And so on. For the widget factory, it doesn't show the error 1 and 2 message, but it doesn't work.

[coldReactive]

make clean

then make again, see if you get the error then.