hi raj,
what is the purpose of "CFLAGS=...." ?
chetan
>From: Raju Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [linux-delhi] How to do this...
>Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 10:06:02 +0530 (IST)
>
>Hi Bhummanjot,
>
>In general, the way to install a source tar distribution runs
>something like this:
>
> cd /tmp
> tar zxof package-ver.release.tar.gz
> cd package-ver.release (or whatever directory it's created)
> CFLAGS="-O6 -pipe" ./configure
> make
> make test
> make install
>
>This won't work for all packages, but with a little bit of tweaking
>you'll find that 99% of source distributions get installed using this
>method. Just think about what you're doing and you should be fine.
>
>Regards,
>
>-- Raju
>
> >>>>> "BJ" == Bhummanjot S Talwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> BJ> Well this is a simple question for you guys, but I've never
> BJ> done or heard about this, so it's new and awesome to me.
>
> BJ> I've d/l a no. of tar ball distros. of various s/w but I'm
> BJ> facing difficulty in installing them. The Kpackage does not
> BJ> install them then how to go about with installing them. Do I
> BJ> need to do some compiling or what ? I treid to read thru the
> BJ> READMEs distributed with them, but they talk Latin for me. The
> BJ> distros. that I've are different, I guess. A few say, "arch" ,
> BJ> "nonarch" , "src" , "binary".
>
> BJ> With the RPM files I did not find any difficulty, as I
> BJ> installed them directly using kpackage. By the way do the RPMs
> BJ> also need to be compiled before installation.
>
> BJ> One of the RPMs that I had installed included FreeAmp. It was
> BJ> an RPM distro. from the PCQuest CD. The problem is that it
> BJ> says it shud be compiled before installation becoz the Plugins
> BJ> that were a part of the distro need to built. Aren't RPM's
> BJ> precompiled ??
>
> BJ> Thanks in advance.
>
> BJ> regards, Bhummanjot S.
>
>
> BJ> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bhummanjot S. Talwar"
> BJ> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> BJ> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November
> BJ> 23, 2000 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] Mandrake 7.2
>
>
> BJ> Dear, I can do a couple of burning. But how do I get the CD
> BJ> which is to be burnt. Where do u put up ??? Try giving me a
> BJ> call at 5558555, or mail me ur contact.
>
> BJ> Thanks
>
>
>
> BJ> ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Palaniappan"
> BJ> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> BJ> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 9:46 AM Subject: Re:
> BJ> [linux-delhi] Mandrake 7.2
>
>
> BJ> Hi all, I have downloaded both the ISO images of Mandrake 7.2
> BJ> and burnt the CDs. If some one can take the responsibility of
> BJ> burning and distributing the CDs to needy ones, I can send one
> BJ> set of CDs to him.
>
> BJ> G. Palaniappan
>
> BJ> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >> Hi List, Mandrake soft have released Mandrake Linux 7.2. The
> >> downloadable version fits in 2 cd's. for full details go to
> >> www.linux-mandrake.com.
> >>
> >> Does the Tucows mirror at palcom have the downloadable ISO's?
> >>
> >> Mani
> >>
> >> Visit http://www.NetVarsity.com for online learning
>
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