Jeff,
Well, there must be an issue with the way that the installer is detecting
gcc. Please do this:
1. cd into the hplip-2.x.x directory
2. run: ./install.py -i -a -g
3. copy the installer log output and post it here
Thanks,
Don
On 10/17/07, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> thanks for this. unfortunately, im still stuck. i dont know what to
> do, it says it's missing gcc (amongst others), but like i said, i have
> the gcc command in my terminal.
>
> i'd like to reinstall gcc, but it just seems overwhelming. i dont know
> how to build programs from source, etc etc. i cant believe their
> website does not have give a link to binaries for linux but does so
> for so many other os'es ive never heard of.
>
> is there a way to check if gcc is really installed on my machine? i
> mean, isnt it if i have the gcc command?
>
> it just seems foreign to me that i need all this technical stuff just
> to run my hp printer from wal mart.
>
> thanks.
>
> -j
>
> On 10/17/07, dwelch91 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > No, I haven't seen that error that you saw before now.
> >
> > One thing you can try is this:
> >
> > 1. Run the install using the .run file
> > 2. Quit at the first prompt
> > 3. cd into the hplip-2.x.x directory
> > 4. Run ./check.py -t
> > 5. Note the packages it is reporting needing to install
> > 6. Run those package install commands manually on the command line
> > 7. Re-run the installer by running ./install.py -i -a
> >
> >
> > -Don
> >
> >
> > On 10/17/07, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > thanks for the reply.
> > >
> > > i am using fedora 7.
> > >
> > > at first i tried it as root, but it told me not to. so i have been
> > > running as regular user. i saved the file just by downloading it from
> > > firefox. well maybe i just opened it. i will try saving it now.
> > >
> > > so this isnt a common problem then?
> > >
> > > thanks.
> > >
> > > -j
> > >
> > > On 10/17/07, dwelch91 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Not sure about gcc, but on the permissions thing - did you save the
> file
> > or
> > > > run the .run as root? You should only make sure that your normal
> user
> > > > account is used to copy, download, and run the .run file.
> > > >
> > > > What distro is this?
> > > >
> > > > -Don
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 10/17/07, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > howdy everyone.
> > > > > brand new to linux and trying to get my deskjet f340 working. i
> ran
> > > > > the program for hplip, sh hplip etc etc. i choose automatic, i
> choose
> > > > > my distro, i enter my password. then it tells me im missing 5
> > > > > dependencies, the first being gcc. i have gcc installed. i
> checked, if
> > > > > i type gcc it asks for an input file.
> > > > >
> > > > > what can i do to fix this? before i realised i had gcc i was
> lookin at
> > > > > their webpage and i am not sure how to install it.
> > > > >
> > > > > also, is this bad?
> > > > >
> > > > > Creating directory hplip-2.7.9
> > > > > Verifying archive integrity... All good.
> > > > > Uncompressing HPLIP 2.7.9 Self Extracting Archivehplip-2.7.9.run :
> > line
> > > > > 343: cd: hplip-2.7.9: Permission denied
> > > > > .......................................
> > > > >
> > > > > (those .....'s are in the terminal).
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks yall.
> > > > >
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