--- Chad Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert C Wittig wrote: > > After scanning the suggestions offered, I was > thinking that it might > > have been a mistake to forge ahead with the RPM > business, after not > > finding gcc. gcc is a required app, it has to be installed or you cannot even install an rpm. both rpms and debs are configuration macros for gcc to install the software ( essentially ) they are working with only the last step, the make install, as the contents are the executables, but basic development tools are installed on all linux boxes as a required set of tools
> > > > If gcc either isn't where it is supposed to be, or > isn't included in > > $PATH, I would want to fix that first, and also > figure out what else... > > like Perl, maybe... wasn't where it was supposed > to be, and why. > > > > If one is installing Apache, they might as well > just pop the CD in the > > slot, and and grab the basic set of development > tools all at once, just > > to get started. > > Ugh. You really think so? If there were some sort > of meta-RPM that you > could install to get all that stuff, I'd agree. > Something like this: > > rpm -Uvh all-dev-tools.rpm I'll look at archive, as I don't know which distro this person is using, but thier package manager will have the ability to install to meet requirements ( meta rpm ) > > Really, though... This guy is still trying to > figure out how to install > a single piece of software and you're suggesting he > install a bunch of > other dev stuff? One step at a time, I'd suggest. I agree, no need to make someone run when they are just learning to walk with the os. Jaqui support your local resource reallocation specialist, keep the dumpsters unlocked. plain text files only. m$ .doc not readable. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
