Matthew Downs wrote: > When downloading freeware/shareware files i have been seeing these > source and binary files,on some of them. I have been seeing these > more often, since i have switched to Linux, the ones in particular > are Wine and Xmms. > > What do i do with these files? Also do they make Wine and Xmms for > Linspire 5.0? >
Binary files are files that have already been compiled, and are ready to run 'make install' on. In order for them to work, though, they have to have been compiled for the OS/version you are installing them on. Source files are are what the programmer wrote... they are ASCII files that need to be compiled and linked, before they can be installed. The up-side, is that if you know what you are doing, you can read/ modify the code and makefile where you might need or choose to, for your particular system. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ . http://robertwittig.net/ 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
