On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 04:57:14AM -0500, John F. Scipione wrote: > None of the suggestions are going to work since the error means that > the make script could not detect the system you are on and thus is not > going to compile without some make file hacking.
This really depends. It sounds like a lot of people use configure scripts from somebody else, then only use a subset of the features which are being probed for. No source or Makefile hacking is required in those cases. Other times, you have a programmer who stuck a configure script on a program which will only run on x86 Linux. You may get through the configure step without a problem, then have a program which won't compile without a serious amount of effort. Then again, IMHO, programs which depend upon tweaking the makefile are among the easiest to configure. Those programmers usually take enough time to document the options, you become accustomed to which variables mean what pretty quickly, and you are dealing with just one file. I find you have to deal with environment variables, running the configure script (leaving one terminal open to display the options and another open to type in the command), and hacking multiple makefiles with configure. It is also easier to document what you did with pure makefiles (you copy the makefile :-). Sorry, gripe over. To make a long story short: if you don't know this stuff, you are better off not compiling the program. There are definitely more gentle ways to introduce yourself to unix development. Once you have been through that, you can start figuring out uncooperative programs like Basilisk II. Byron. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
