configure errors

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: configure errors
started by: soultan

Posted by soultan on Sep. 12 2005,11:39

Greetings
I have recently learned how to use tar.
I can get as far as the configure command with non dsl extensions without getting errors. The error I get with wine, polypaudio, webcam drivers, webcamgui, sane, etc. are the same. I feel this indicates something I am doing wrong here is the error

configure: error: no acceptable C comiler found in $PATH

any clear advice will be welcomed, also if that is unavailable a good howto link would be appreciated.

ps
any info on how to delete multiple mydsl right click menu pull down entries on a succesful/stable hd install would be appreciated.

Posted by NotTheMama on Sep. 12 2005,13:48

This looks like you need a compiler (like the error states.) There is a gcc compiler in the myDSL repository in System. You will need this to try to configure/make/install.

DSL doesn't come standard with a compiler.

[edit]
Sorry didn't know about tcc... My fault.....

[/edit]

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Sep. 12 2005,14:04

Quote

DSL doesn't come standard with a compiler.

o rly?

Code Sample

#include <tcclib.h>
int main()
{
printf("hello world!\n");
return 0;
}

save as hw.c and do

Code Sample

tcc hw.c -o hw.bin

tcc is a very small ANSI C compiler, and it works quite well.

-J.P.

Posted by soultan on Sep. 12 2005,20:36

configure got a lot further this time new error though

code:
configure: error:
Library requirments(samplerate >=0.1.0) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variables if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.

Thanks for the tips!

Posted by mikshaw on Sep. 12 2005,21:56

DSL doesn't have the headers needed to compile most complex programs. You'll find you'll need to install a LOT of libs and includes before being able to compile much. In this case, libsamplerate is needed...when that's installed it will move on to the next dependency and give you an error about that one =o)

Posted by soultan on Sep. 13 2005,02:12

where would i find libsamplerate?

Posted by soultan on Sep. 13 2005,02:13

or where can i find all libs i will need to have a fully functioning box?

Posted by ke4nt1 on Sep. 13 2005,02:46

< Debian Apt-Get Repository >

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ke4nt

Posted by soultan on Sep. 13 2005,04:29

apt get doesnt work for me for some reason any alternatives?

Posted by mikshaw on Sep. 13 2005,13:22

Did you "enable apt"? Apt is not installed in a standard DSL system, but there is a menu item provided with which to automatically download and install it.
If you find it still doesn't work, you might want to switch from using busybox to GNU utils. There is a menu item for this as well (Upgrade to GNU Utils) .