Thank you both very much. This has definitely got me moving somewhere, at least the ./configure command is recognized now. The new issue is that I don't seem to have other programs necessary to configure dvipng; viz. "gcc" (?).
I did a search and found this website with a download (http:// gcc.gnu.org/ ) & followed the download link etc etc, but **could not figure out which of the many files there I actually needed to download.** Sorry to take up your time with such novice questions. Again, if there is a resource online that introduces new users to this vast world of completely new terminology and procedures, I'd be very interested; though I'm starting to suspect the struggle is a rite of passage! Best, - Abel On Oct 11, 9:01 pm, Jason Axelson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Joseph <[email protected]> wrote: > > When you open up terminal, you're in your user directory. Let's > > suppose that "configure" is in the "dvipng" directory, which is in > > your "downloads" directory, which is in your user directory. Then > > you'd type "./downloads/dvipng/configure &" without the quotes, or > > whatever commands it tells you, but replacing "./" with "./downloads/ > > dvipng/". If there is no "./" in the command it tells you, then you > > don't need to specify a directory: "./" means "this directory", so if > > the command doesn't have it it's directory independent. > > I have a couple things to add to this since I've used a Mac before > (although I primarily use Linux). The Downloads folder is capitalized > with a capital D. Also an easy way to change directory is to first > type "cd " (don't forget the space after) and then go to the finder > and drag the folder you want to go to into the terminal window, that > will fill out the path for you. After that, just press enter and now > you are in that directory and can run the commands like you did > initially. > > Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
