On Aug 28, 2008, at 10:04 PM, Michael Tollefson wrote: > Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.hansen <at> gmail.com> writes: > > >> >> >> Just to make sure: do you have the environment set up as per >> >> >> http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-general.php#compile-myself >> >> >> ? > > Hi Alex - > > Not persactly. I was using Daniel's > > export CPPFLAGS=-I/sw/include > export LDFLAGS=-L/sw/lib > ./configure --disable-pp-build > > That's a bit short compared to the FAQ, > and doesn't say anything about pkgconfig! > > I'll give it a go. For the true beginner (me): > What is meant by > "It is often easiest just to add these to your startup files > (e.g. .cshrc | .profile)" > > I'll report back Friday or Saturday. > > Thanks, > ...best, Michael > >
It means pretty much what it says. If you add the lines to your startup file (whichever one you're using) then those environment variables are set that way whenever you open a terminal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
