Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 03:17:44PM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. > > I get the error C compiler cannot create executables > > Googling on that, gets several different answers. > > apt-get install build-essentials (didn't didn

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: > Still though, I hit a little snap at the end of compile I haven't > figured out yet: > > [...] snipped all but last of `./configure' > > creating src/epaths.h > cd /usr/local/src/bzr/emacs/trunk && autoheader > /bin/sh: autoheader: not found > make: *** [/usr/local/

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Harry Putnam
Tom Furie writes: > On Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 06:55:22AM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I got past that now... apparently finally got whatever it was >> installed. But now ./configure complains about X libraries: >> >>error: You seem to be running X, but no X development libraries >>were

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread lee
Harry Putnam writes: > lee writes: >>> I got past that now... apparently finally got whatever it was >>> installed. But now ./configure complains about X libraries: >>> >>>error: You seem to be running X, but no X development libraries >>>were found. You should install the relevant dev

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Tom Furie
On Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 06:55:22AM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > I got past that now... apparently finally got whatever it was > installed. But now ./configure complains about X libraries: > >error: You seem to be running X, but no X development libraries >were found. You should install

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Harry Putnam
Axel Freyn writes: >> >> Do you know which packages might be needed? >> > >> > Not yet; give me some more time and I'll try to compile emacs24 and let >> > you know what I find out ... >> >> OK, thanks for the effort. > > The easiest solution might be to run > > aptitude build-dep emacs23 > > th

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Axel Freyn
Hi Harry, > >> I got past that now... apparently finally got whatever it was > >> installed. But now ./configure complains about X libraries: > >> > >>error: You seem to be running X, but no X development libraries > >>were found. You should install the relevant development files for > >>

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Harry Putnam
lee writes: > Harry Putnam writes: > >> lee writes: >> >>> Harry Putnam writes: >>> I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. >>> >>> Where did you get version 24? >> >>>From the bzr server on savannah.org where emacs devel is done. > > savannah.gnu.org? Gack ..

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread lee
Harry Putnam writes: > lee writes: > >> Harry Putnam writes: >> >>> I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. >> >> Where did you get version 24? > >>From the bzr server on savannah.org where emacs devel is done. savannah.gnu.org? >>> I get the error C compiler cann

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: > I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. > > I get the error  C compiler cannot create executables > > Googling on that, gets several different answers. > > apt-get install build-essentials  (didn't didn't help) > >

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-07-01 Thread Harry Putnam
lee writes: > Harry Putnam writes: > >> I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. > > Where did you get version 24? >From the bzr server on savannah.org where emacs devel is done. >> I get the error C compiler cannot create executables >> [...] >> Can anyone tell me

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-06-30 Thread Miles Bader
Harry Putnam writes: > I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. > > I get the error C compiler cannot create executables Since emacs-24 uses autoconf, you can look at the file "config.log" to see more details about what went wrong running configure... look for the actu

Re: C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-06-30 Thread lee
Harry Putnam writes: > I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. Where did you get version 24? > I get the error C compiler cannot create executables > [...] > Can anyone tell me what I need for the compiler to work building emacs? Can the compiler create executables

C compiler cannot create executables no good google answers

2011-06-30 Thread Harry Putnam
I'm trying to compile emacs-24 on a newly installed squeeze system. I get the error C compiler cannot create executables Googling on that, gets several different answers. apt-get install build-essentials (didn't didn't help) apt-get install g++ (didn't help) apt-get install libc-dev (did