Make & Install problems??????

[dimwan]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to UNIX, and I am very interested to learn about it. I have successfully downloaded and installed XDarwin, and Orobor. I also downloaded GTK, and the Gimp to try out, but I can't seem to get them installed correctly. I read and followed the INSTALL document in both of their folders, but when I get to the make command, it doesn't "make" anything. Could some of you with more experience help me out?

Thanks in Advance, e

[dimwan]

Sorry folks,

Here's a little more info about my problems. I followed the instructions in the install file for GTK. I gunzipped it and entered the directory.

However, when I run the ./configure command, I receive the following.....everything checks yes or found, except for the following:

$ checking for working aclocal... missing
$ checking for automake... missing
$ checking for working makeinfo... missing
$ checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host
type; you must specify one

It was probably ridiculous to try the make command at this point, but I did anyway, and here are the results.....

$ make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.

If anyone has suggestions, please post back. Thanks in Advance, e

[rudar]

try ./configure -host=powerpc-apple-macosx

There's a few others if that doesn't work, but I can't remember what they are... I seem to remember finding this one on macosxhints, though, so a serach should turn them up...

[dimwan]

Rudar,

Thanks, that seems to work. Unfortunately, now I need GLIB 1.2.8, so I'll try to download that and go from there.
I am curious....I have one drive partitioned into 4 volumes. Do I have to install programs, that I want to use from the command line(Unix apps), onto the same drive that contains OS X?
Thanks again, I'll post back later :-)

Take Care, e

[mervTormel]

seems like your GTK dist has some dependencies that you are missing, and configure just gaks after a while. your dist of GTK may require some hand-wringing to make the jump to OSX hyperspace.

are you running the fink ports? that is certainly the best way to hit the ground running in this arena as many dependencies are not allowed to occur accidentally.

http://fink.sourceforge.net/

if you want your dist of GTK to config and be made, you'll have to fill in the holes that you have, i.e., get aclocal, automake, makeinfo, and then you'll be hand-tooling some of the config parameters. an edicational approach, to be sure, but not very easy on your constitution.

i recommend the fink package. it is supoib.

[mervTormel]

Originally posted by dimwan
I am curious....I have one drive partitioned into 4 volumes. Do I have to install programs, that I want to use from the command line(Unix apps), onto the same drive that contains OS X?
no. so long as the full path to the commands are in the PATH environment varialbe. for example, my home dir has a symlink to a bin/ dir on an off-OSX partition, in my devo partition...

~% ll bin
lrwxr-xr-x 1 merv staff 21 Mar 3 13:02 bin -> /Volumes/devo/bin//

my PATH is unchanged, in it is

:/Users/merv/bin:

commands i place in ~/bin are in my PATH and, therefore, found, even tho they are not physically on my OSX install volume.

[sao]

dimwan,

I will also suggest you use fink to install. It will make things more easy for you.

http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/index.php

Once you install fink, you have access to more than 600 packages, that you can choose to install.

Also I recommend you read and follow the excellent "XFree86 Install Guide" from Macosxhints, you can download it here:

http://homepage.mac.com/rgriff/xdarwin.html

PS: By the way, did you installed the December Developer Tools?

Cheers...

[dimwan]

sao,

I have installed the FileMerge Update, but not the DebuggerPatch. I started to install the DebuggerPatch, but have not had any crash problems like the one stated prior to that installer, so I aborted.
Also, I'm downloading Fink right now.

Thanks and Take Care, e

[sao]

dimwan,

After you installed fink, if you have problems installing a package and you need help, please be sure you give us the following information:

MacOS X version
XFree86 version
XDarwin version
fink --version
fink info packagename (package in question)
The steps you made so we can reproduce your problem
If possible the exact error output you received when you tried to install the package.

And again, make sure you have Apple "December" Developer Tools installed.

Good luck.:)


Cheers...

[clncin]

Hello,
I feel like part of this thread fits my problem. I have downloaded
XDarwin (Free86X) from Apples site no problems. Have also downloaded
OroborOsX and have used their Install and Uninstall scripts, no problem there
,but now I'm trying to download Fink and all that happens when I click
on the link to download the binary Explorer opens a new window with the link plus 1pixel X 1pixel added at the URL? If I ask it to download tothe Disk
the full 7M file doesn't download only a 47K disk image what I'm i doing wrong? Also I read somewhere that i should first download some single file
from fink (xtools ? ) to act as a place setter(?) so Fink doesn't uninstall
some newer XDarwin files?

[sao]

Are you downloading the Fink 0.3.2a Binary Installer from:

http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/index.php

I just tried using IE and downloads very well.

(The file is 7.7 MB)

Cheers...

[clncin]

Thanks for the reply,
Yes that is the link I've used and I still
can't get it to download ,any ideas?

[clncin]

I've done the unthinkable

Rebooted to my native not classic Os9 partion
and this time I was able to download the file with no problems!
Could this be a OsX or Explorer problem?

Now that i have the file any tips on installing , and what about the
system-xfree/tools stuff so that the Fink knows I already have X?

[sao]

clncin,

Install this package with fink if you have XFree86 installed manually. It will check whether the installation is okay and provide the 'x11' virtual package.

Package system-xfree86

In 0.3.2a-stable: *** Version 4.1-5
In current-stable: *** Version 4.1-5
In current-unstable: *** Version 4.1-5

Description: *** XFree86 placeholder package

or

if you have Tenon XTools installed, then install:

Package system-xtools

In 0.3.2a-stable: *** Version 1.0-7
In current-stable: *** Version 1.0-7
In current-unstable: *** Version 1.0-7

Description: ***Xtools placeholder package

It will check whether the installation is okay and provide the 'x11' virtual package.

About downloading, I will try from OS X with another web browser like OmniWeb, Opera, or Mozilla.

Cheers...