Thanks for feedback Curt, I am new to compiling anything, much less in Linux so I do not know 'RPM' command is exactly. I am using the './configure' command to build Xastir. I understand xastir is not compiling yet. (oh - yes I did type instead of copy)
See more answers below On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Curt, WE7U <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jun 2010, Garland Sparks wrote: > > I have attempted to include all of the files necessary to configure Xastir. >> > > How are you getting the files? If you're getting them via a > released package then all the files you need should be there. Same > for CVS. > > I found a list of necessary files in "readme.gitting-started" included with xastir download. I installed the files from Ubuntu software center. > > However, I received the following error (includes the last few lines of the >> file): >> >> config.status: creating src/shapelib/contrib/Makefile >> config.status: creating symbolos/Makefile >> config.status: creating xastir.sped >> config.status: error: cannot find can input file: xastir-min.spec.in >> > > I see typo's in the above, so you must be hand-typing the messages > into your e-mail? > > Are you trying to run an RPM command to build Xastir? That's where > xastir-min.spec.in would come into play. I have a few spec.in files > on my system here but they're not used for a normal compile. > > Tell us more about what you're trying to do and we should be able to > help you. If you're not building RPM's or LSB, this should be the > procedure: > every time I try to run 'sudo' it asks me for a [sudo] password and none of my passwords work. > > ./bootstrap.sh > ./configure > make > sudo make install > sudo chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/xastir # Optional > > Skip bootstrap.sh if you're building from a released package. > I hope I am making sense. Garland K5AVL > > -- > Curt, WE7U. <http://www.eskimo.com/~archer> > APRS: Where it's at! <http://www.xastir.org> > Lotto: A tax on people who are bad at math. - unknown > Windows: Microsoft's tax on computer illiterates. - WE7U. > The world DOES revolve around me: I picked the coordinate system!" > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- Garland Sparks (K5AVL) ONE Church A New United Methodist Faith Community in Pearland Beginning Preview Worship Services at Pearland ISD Berry Miller Junior High School on 12/20/2009 at 10:30 AM Fellowship at 9:00 AM and Sunday School at 9:30 AM You are invited! Join with us in Worship! Friend ONE Church on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ONEchurch follow ONE Church on twitter: http:www.twitter.com/onechurchumc _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
