Thanks, Joachim,
Can you elaborate on this a bit please. What do you mean by "updating the
compiler" ? Also, what does the --target parameter mean ?
regards,
Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: Joachim Ansorg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Andrew J Fortune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> Hi!
>
> Do you updated your compiler?
> At least this reulted for me in this error.
>
> Try using the configure option --target etc.
>
>
> --Joachim
>
> > Dom,
> >
> > I couldn't find your instructions. In any event, I re-tried compiling
from
> > a sub-directory under my root directory, and got the following error
during
> > ./configure :
> >
> > loading cache ./config.cache
> > checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> > checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> > checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
> > checking for working aclocal... found
> > checking for working autoconf... found
> > checking for working automake... found
> > checking for working autoheader... found
> > checking for working makeinfo... found
> > checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type;
> > you must specify one
> > [root@localhost gimp-1.1.24]#
> >
> > I scoured the newsgroups for a solution to this error. The general
> > concensus was that you need to have automake, autoconf and make
installed.
> > The problem in my case is that I already have these packages installed,
but
> > this message still comes up.
> >
> > regards,
> > Andrew
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: DM Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: clemensF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 1:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> >
> > > You could also try installing from source, I have attempted to knock
> >
> > together
> >
> > > some instructions and you will find a link to them at
> > >
> > > http://www.sderby.lug.org.uk/
> > >
> > > Sorry I cannot point directly as the site is being re-mapped.
> > >
> > > I don't think gimp will configure with perl 5.6 as the config files
point
> > > directly to site_perl-005 and don't appear to allow for later
editions, I
> >
> > could
> >
> > > be very wrong on this point though. Any one know for sure? Anyone know
> >
> > which
> >
> > > config files other than in the perl subdirectory need to be hand
edited
> > > (I found one but it still requests for another somewhere else)
> > >
> > > The web pages have also tried to take into account last weeks mails
about
> >
> > both
> >
> > > cubic design and rendering of PNG transparencies for anyone who is
> >
> > interested.
> >
> > > Please bear in mind that I am by no means an artist or gimp expert in
any
> >
> > way.
> >
> > > Hope its of help,
> > > dom.
> > >
> > > On Mon, 07 Aug 2000, clemensF wrote:
> > > > > Andrew J Fortune:
> > > > >
> > > > > Following up on a previous posting, I am still trying to install
GIMP
> > > > > approach of installing an RPM.
> > > > >
> > > > > gimp-1.1.24-2.i686.rpm), I got the following errors :
> > > > > "error: failed dependencies:
> > > > > follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of
> >
> > errors
> >
> > > > > (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the
> >
> > following :
> > > > > dependency errors when installing GIMP ?
> > > >
> > > > you lucky devil you! rpm is soooooo smart!!! think of all the
errors
> > > > you might have done right! no wait! all the right things
> >
> > errornouous....
> >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > yeah me too!
> > > >
> > > > clemens
