Well, this is odd that you would get a .c by itself. You should normally have a configure script and a Makefile. If you do, you should also have a file called INSTALL which is a textfile with installation instructions. If you don't have INSTALL most compilations and installations using Makefiles are as follows:
./configure make make install You probably need to be root for make install unless you pass a --prefix flag and change where the program will be installed. But with that out of the way, since you said you only got a .c (which is very odd), you can compile a simple .c program with the following: gcc -Wall foo.c -o foo However, depending on the complexity of the program, this may not be enough. You may need to use -I flags to include files not in the expected paths. You may need flags like -lrt or -posix4. It all depends on what the program is doing. On Thursday 10 October 2002 01:49 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I can't help you with compiling .c sources, however, using > http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=rdesktop I have > found some rpms you could download and install instead. The latest version > here is 1.1.0-5 (there's even mandrake specific rpms!). > > Jamie > > -------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ITS > Internal Extension : 5806 > Direct Dial : 0870 754 5806 > -------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gabe Knuth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 09 October 2002 21:52 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] compile rdesktop on PPC? > > > Hello, > > I've downloaded this application called rdesktop for connecting to > Microsoft Terminal Services sessions. My issue is that it came down as a > .c file and I need to compile it - something I've never done before. Can > anyone point me in a direction? > > Thanks, > Gabe
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