Hi Dimitri Thanks for the prompt reply.
You are right, of course. I have obviously downloaded the pre-built linux binary by mistake on my saucy box but managed to click on the right link from precise. Really dumb mistake - sorry! (All this explains why there was only an install target in the makefile!) Best wishes, Peter On 16/01/14 20:13, Dimitri van Heesch wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Seems like you have the minimal configure script that is bundled with the > binary version > of doxygen for Linux. For compilation you need the one that comes with the > source package. > > Regards, > Dimitri > > On 16 Jan 2014, at 20:15 , Peter Rockett <p.rock...@sheffield.ac.uk> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I am trying to build doxygen on Ubuntu 13.10 (saucy) 64-bit but I seem >> to be having problems even getting past the configure step. >> >> First, running ./configure --help gives: >> >> Usage: ./configure [--help] [--prefix dir] [--install name] >> >> Options: >> >> --help Print this help >> >> --prefix dir Installation prefix directory >> [default: /usr/local] >> >> --install name Use `name' as the name of the GNU install tool >> [default: install] >> >> ... and that is it! >> >> When I try running ./configure I get: >> >> Checking for GNU install tool... using /usr/bin/install >> Created Makefile from Makefile.in... >> >> ...and again, that's it! The makefile is suspiciously short, only 19 >> lines with an install target. >> >> I think I have all the prerequisites installed. >> >> I have also run the same on 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04 and it all works fine. >> In particular, ./configure --help gives the full set of options, and the >> makefile is good - it subsequently builds OK. >> >> Any help much appreciated. >> >> Peter >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. >> Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For >> Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. >> Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> Doxygen-users mailing list >> Doxygen-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/doxygen-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Doxygen-users mailing list Doxygen-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/doxygen-users