The thrift-compiler package for 12.10 and later is very helpful for getting newbies setup with Thrift in Ubuntu Linux.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=thrift-compiler&searchon=names For those with 12.0*4*, it would be nice if we could backport this package, as Ubuntu 12.04 is still a very popular OS. -- Cheers, Andrew Pennebaker www.yellosoft.us
