I have Slackware8 on PIII and had no problems. There is plenty of information in the INSTALL file regarding libraries etc that you might be missing, and lists some problems and solutions. Do you have permission to write in the directory you specified for the install (su - root)?.
On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, John Murdie wrote: > Using Slackware Linux 8.0 on a Pentium III PC I've just commanded: > > $ tar xvfz lyx-1.1.6fix3.tar.gz > $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/lyx-1.1.6fix3 > $ make > $ make install > > and seen the error messages: > > ... > g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../src -I./../ -I../.. -I../.. -I../../boost >-g -O2 -fno-exceptions -c inseturl.C -o inseturl.o > echo timestamp > inseturl.lo > /bin/sh ../../libtool --mode=link g++ -g -O2 -fno-exceptions -o libinsets.la > ExternalTemplate.lo figinset.lo inset.lo insetbib.lo insetbutton.lo insetcaption.lo >insetcite.lo insetcollapsable.lo insetcommand.lo inseterror.lo insetert.lo >insetexternal.lo insetfloat.lo insetfoot.lo insetfootlike.lo insetgraphicsParams.lo >insetgraphics.lo insetinclude.lo insetindex.lo insetinfo.lo insetlabel.lo >insetlatexaccent.lo insetlist.lo insetmarginal.lo insetminipage.lo insetparent.lo >insetquotes.lo insetref.lo insetsection.lo insetspecialchar.lo insettabular.lo >insettext.lo insettheorem.lo insettoc.lo inseturl.lo > mkdir .libs > ar cru .libs/libinsets.a ExternalTemplate.o figinset.o inset.o insetbib.o >insetbutton.o insetcaption.o insetcite.o insetcollapsable.o insetcommand.o >inseterror.o insetert.o insetexternal.o insetfloat.o insetfoot.o insetfootlike.o >insetgraphicsParams.o insetgraphics.o insetinclude.o insetindex.o insetinfo.o >insetlabel.o insetlatexaccent.o insetlist.o insetmarginal.o insetminipage.o >insetparent.o insetquotes.o insetref.o insetsection.o insetspecialchar.o >insettabular.o insettext.o insettheorem.o insettoc.o inseturl.o > ranlib .libs/libinsets.a > ranlib: .libs/libinsets.a: rename: No such file or directory > make[3]: *** [libinsets.la] Error 1 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/lyx/lyx-1.1.6fix3/src/insets' > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/lyx/lyx-1.1.6fix3/src' > make[1]: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/lyx/lyx-1.1.6fix3/src' > make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > > I can't find any mention of this in the documentation - I can't get at > the `Known bugs' document under the `Help menu', because I've not got > that far. (Why isn't the `Known bugs' document prominent on the web > site?) > > I'm using g++ 2.95.3, libc 2.2.3, libtool 1.4 (1.920 2001/04/24 > 23:26:18). > > Any ideas? If further information about my environment is needed, just > ask. > > -- > > John A. Murdie > Experimental Officer (Software) > Department of Computer Science > University of York > England > -- Chris Duncombe Rae PS. Please note fax number has changed in .sig ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Christopher M. Duncombe Rae, | Phone +27 21 402-3310 Deep-Sea Physical Oceanography, | Fax +27 21 425-6976 Marine & Coastal Management, P. Bag X2, Roggebaai 8012, S. AFRICA ------------------------------------------------------------------
