wisdom helegbe wrote: > Subject: hi A more descriptive subject line would help to direct your message better.
> GENERAL INSTALLATION 1. Unpack 2. Run the configure script From > within the temporary directory you just created, run the "configure" > script. You'll want to read this entire section, and decide on the > option switches which you will want to specify to configure, before > you actually run it. Having multiple console windows available > during (this or any other) install is exceptionally helpful. Those instructions seem reasonable but very generic. But I do not see them with coreutils. In coreutils please refer to the README-hacking file for more detailed instructions. See this message for more information. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2007-10/msg00109.html Are you trying to build GNU coreutils? You have not really said what it is that you are doing. It is hard to guess correctly with such little information available. > To see a list of configuration options, use the "help" flag, > which will show you a list of options: > > ./configure --help > > it gives me a error message below: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ./configure --help > -bash: ./configure: No such file or directory If you unpacked a distribution or snapshot, which is recommended as an easier way for builders to build, then configure will be there. If you are building a copy from the latest development sources from git version control then follow the instructions in the README-hacking file. If you are trying to build GNU coreutils then I recommend that you use the latest stable release. It is the most self-contained and easiest to build. ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-6.9.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-6.9.tar.gz.sig I observe that you are trying to build as root. That is not recommended. It is better to compile as a non-root user. Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
