Installing

[Ceaser123]

Would someone please tell what I'm doing wrong?
What is the trick to getting ./configure make and make install to work correctly? No matter what I try to install I get different errors. I can try to install something and list the errors if someone would be willing to take the time and help me.
John

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

It totally depends on what you are trying to configure and make. And on what kind of configuration. Not all software configures correctly on all OS's and versions and compilers and compiler versions.... So probably your problem is related to something like this... So please give some more info on what you're trying to do and perhaps someone can help you (I won't be around till next tuesday after about 1 hour).

[Bill Hassell]

Unless the application package uses swinstall (the package is in Software Depot format), getting the install to work is a problem for the author of the package. There are no guarentees that a particular makefile will work unless the author has tested it on each platform and has carefully documented the prequisites. For instance, a developer may assume that every HP-UX installation has the aCC compiler, a set of development libraries and certain freeware tools (because that is what is on their computer). The reality is that the vast majority of HP-UX systems do not have a development environment so these assumptions will fail. A well-written makefile would test for these conditions, but just like any program, there are good one and there are bad ones. Ask the author of the package what is wrong.

[Ceaser123]

What are some good dev libs that I would probably need? I tried to install xfce 4 on 11.00 and got errors. Here is an example of the config. Could you tell me if this is good or bad?

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = Warlock
uname -m = 9000/712
uname -r = B.11.00
uname -s = HP-UX
uname -v = U

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/ccs/bin
PATH: /usr/contrib/bin
PATH: /opt/nettladm/bin
PATH: /opt/fc/bin
PATH: /opt/fcms/bin
PATH: /opt/upgrade/bin
PATH: /opt/pd/bin
PATH: /usr/dt/bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11
PATH: /usr/contrib/bin/X11
PATH: /opt/mozilla
PATH: /opt/netscape
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /opt/OpenSource/bin
PATH: /opt/resmon/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin/diag/contrib
PATH: /opt/hparray/bin
PATH: /opt/graphics/common/bin
PATH: /opt/imake/bin
PATH: /opt/ignite/bin
PATH: /opt/gnome/bin
PATH: /sbin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1519: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1573: result: /opt/imake/bin/install -c
configure:1584: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1627: result: yes
configure:1660: checking for gawk
configure:1689: result: no
configure:1660: checking for mawk
configure:1689: result: no
configure:1660: checking for nawk
configure:1689: result: no
configure:1660: checking for awk
configure:1676: found /usr/bin/awk
configure:1686: result: awk
configure:1696: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1716: result: yes
configure:1884: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles
configure:1893: result: no
configure:1924: checking for style of include used by make
configure:1952: result: GNU
configure:2023: checking for gcc
configure:2039: found /usr/local/bin/gcc
configure:2049: result: gcc
configure:2293: checking for C compiler version
configure:2296: gcc --version &5
gcc (GCC) 3.3.2
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2299: $? = 0
configure:2301: gcc -v &5
Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0n-hp-hpux11.00/3.3.2/specs
Configured with: ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure
Thread model: single
gcc version 3.3.2
configure:2304: $? = 0
configure:2306: gcc -V &5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:2309: $? = 1
configure:2333: checking for C compiler default output
configure:2336: gcc conftest.c >&5
configure:2339: $? = 0
configure:2385: result: a.out
configure:2390: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:2396: ./a.out
configure:2399: $? = 0
configure:2416: result: yes
configure:2423: checking whether we are cross compiling
configure:2425: result: no
configure:2428: checking for suffix of executables
configure:2430: gcc -o conftest conftest.c >&5
configure:2433: $? = 0
configure:2458: result:
configure:2464: checking for suffix of object files
configure:2486: gcc -c conftest.c >&5
configure:2489: $? = 0
configure:2511: result: o
configure:2515: checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler
configure:2540: gcc -c conftest.c >&5
configure:2543: $? = 0
configure:2546: test -s conftest.o
configure:2549: $? = 0
configure:2562: result: yes
configure:2568: checking whether gcc accepts -g
configure:2590: gcc -c -g conftest.c >&5
configure:2593: $? = 0
configure:2596: test -s conftest.o
configure:2599: $? = 0
configure:2610: result: yes
configure:2627: checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C
configure:2688: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:2691: $? = 0
configure:2694: test -s conftest.o
configure:2697: $? = 0
configure:2715: result: none needed
configure:2733: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
conftest.c:2: error: parse error before "me"
configure:2736: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #ifndef __cplusplus
| choke me
| #endif
configure:2847: checking dependency style of gcc
configure:2915: result: gcc3
configure:2938: checking how to run the C preprocessor
configure:2974: gcc -E conftest.c
configure:2980: $? = 0
configure:3012: gcc -E conftest.c
configure:3013:28: ac_nonexistent.h: No such file or directory
configure:3018: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 3003 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #include
configure:3056: result: gcc -E
configure:3081: gcc -E conftest.c
configure:3087: $? = 0
configure:3119: gcc -E conftest.c
configure:3120:28: ac_nonexistent.h: No such file or directory
configure:3125: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 3110 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #include
configure:3168: checking for egrep
configure:3178: result: grep -E
configure:3184: checking for AIX
configure:3207: result: no
configure:3214: checking for strerror in -lcposix
configure:3245: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 conftest.c -lcposix >&5
/usr/ccs/bin/ld: Can't find library: "cposix"
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:3248: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 3221 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error. */
| #ifdef __cplusplus
| extern "C"
| #endif
| /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
| builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply. */
| char strerror ();
| int
| main ()
| {
| strerror ();
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:3266: result: no
configure:3274: checking for ANSI C header files
configure:3300: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3303: $? = 0
configure:3306: test -s conftest.o
configure:3309: $? = 0
configure:3401: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3404: $? = 0
configure:3406: ./conftest
configure:3409: $? = 0
configure:3424: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for sys/types.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for sys/stat.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for stdlib.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for string.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for memory.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for strings.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for inttypes.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3448: checking for stdint.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3506:20: stdint.h: No such file or directory
configure:3468: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 3453 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| #define STDC_HEADERS 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
| #define HAVE_STDLIB_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
| #define HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
| #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #include
| #if HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
| # include
| #endif
| #if HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
| # include
| #endif
| #if STDC_HEADERS
| # include
| # include
| #else
| # if HAVE_STDLIB_H
| # include
| # endif
| #endif
| #if HAVE_STRING_H
| # if !STDC_HEADERS && HAVE_MEMORY_H
| # include
| # endif
| # include
| #endif
| #if HAVE_STRINGS_H
| # include
| #endif
| #if HAVE_INTTYPES_H
| # include
| #else
| # if HAVE_STDINT_H
| # include
| # endif
| #endif
| #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
| # include
| #endif
|
| #include
configure:3485: result: no
configure:3448: checking for unistd.h
configure:3465: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3468: $? = 0
configure:3471: test -s conftest.o
configure:3474: $? = 0
configure:3485: result: yes
configure:3507: checking minix/config.h usability
configure:3520: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3562:26: minix/config.h: No such file or directory
configure:3523: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 3509 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| #define STDC_HEADERS 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
| #define HAVE_STDLIB_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
| #define HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
| #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #include
| #if HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
| # include
| #endif
| #if HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
| # include
| #endif
| #if STDC_HEADERS
| # include
| # include
| #else
| # if HAVE_STDLIB_H
| # include
| # endif
| #endif
| #if HAVE_STRING_H
| # if !STDC_HEADERS && HAVE_MEMORY_H
| # include
| # endif
| # include
| #endif
| #if HAVE_STRINGS_H
| # include
| #endif
| #if HAVE_INTTYPES_H
| # include
| #else
| # if HAVE_STDINT_H
| # include
| # endif
| #endif
| #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
| # include
| #endif
| #include
configure:3539: result: no
configure:3543: checking minix/config.h presence
configure:3554: gcc -E conftest.c
configure:3564:26: minix/config.h: No such file or directory
configure:3560: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 3545 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| #define STDC_HEADERS 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
| #define HAVE_STDLIB_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
| #define HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
| #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #include
configure:3579: result: no
configure:3615: checking for minix/config.h
configure:3622: result: no
configure:3698: checking for gcc
configure:3724: result: gcc
configure:3968: checking for C compiler version
configure:3971: gcc --version &5
gcc (GCC) 3.3.2
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:3974: $? = 0
configure:3976: gcc -v &5
Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0n-hp-hpux11.00/3.3.2/specs
Configured with: ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure
Thread model: single
gcc version 3.3.2
configure:3979: $? = 0
configure:3981: gcc -V &5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:3984: $? = 1
configure:3987: checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler
configure:4034: result: yes
configure:4040: checking whether gcc accepts -g
configure:4082: result: yes
configure:4099: checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C
configure:4187: result: none needed
configure:4205: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
conftest.c:2: error: parse error before "me"
configure:4208: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #ifndef __cplusplus
| choke me
| #endif
configure:4319: checking dependency style of gcc
configure:4387: result: gcc3
configure:4416: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:4470: result: /opt/imake/bin/install -c
configure:4559: checking build system type
configure:4577: result: hppa1.1-hp-hpux11.00
configure:4585: checking host system type
configure:4599: result: hppa1.1-hp-hpux11.00
configure:4607: checking for a sed that does not truncate output
configure:4661: result: /usr/bin/sed
configure:4675: checking for ld used by gcc
configure:4742: result: /usr/ccs/bin/ld
configure:4751: checking if the linker (/usr/ccs/bin/ld) is GNU ld
configure:4766: result: no
configure:4771: checking for /usr/ccs/bin/ld option to reload object files
configure:4778: result: -r
configure:4787: checking for BSD-compatible nm
configure:4829: result: /usr/bin/nm -p
configure:4833: checking whether ln -s works
configure:4837: result: yes
configure:4844: checking how to recognise dependent libraries
configure:5044: result: file_magic (s[0-9][0-9][0-9]|PA-RISC[0-9].[0-9]) shared library
configure:5256: checking dlfcn.h usability
configure:5269: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:5272: $? = 0
configure:5275: test -s conftest.o
configure:5278: $? = 0
configure:5288: result: yes
configure:5292: checking dlfcn.h presence
configure:5303: gcc -E conftest.c
configure:5309: $? = 0
configure:5328: result: yes
configure:5364: checking for dlfcn.h
configure:5371: result: yes
configure:5436: checking for g++
configure:5452: found /usr/local/bin/g++
configure:5462: result: g++
configure:5478: checking for C++ compiler version
configure:5481: g++ --version &5
g++ (GCC) 3.3.2
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:5484: $? = 0
configure:5486: g++ -v &5
Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0n-hp-hpux11.00/3.3.2/specs
Configured with: ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure
Thread model: single
gcc version 3.3.2
configure:5489: $? = 0
configure:5491: g++ -V &5
g++: `-V' option must have argument
configure:5494: $? = 1
configure:5497: checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler
configure:5522: g++ -c conftest.cc >&5
configure:5525: $? = 0
configure:5528: test -s conftest.o
configure:5531: $? = 0
configure:5544: result: yes
configure:5550: checking whether g++ accepts -g
configure:5572: g++ -c -g conftest.cc >&5
configure:5575: $? = 0
configure:5578: test -s conftest.o
configure:5581: $? = 0
configure:5592: result: yes
configure:5636: g++ -c -g -O2 conftest.cc >&5
configure:5639: $? = 0
configure:5642: test -s conftest.o
configure:5645: $? = 0
configure:5672: g++ -c -g -O2 conftest.cc >&5
configure: In function `int main()':
configure:5679: error: `exit' undeclared (first use this function)
configure:5679: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for
each function it appears in.)
configure:5675: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 5655 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| #define STDC_HEADERS 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
| #define HAVE_STDLIB_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
| #define HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
| #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
| #define HAVE_DLFCN_H 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
| exit (42);
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:5636: g++ -c -g -O2 conftest.cc >&5
configure:5639: $? = 0
configure:5642: test -s conftest.o
configure:5645: $? = 0
configure:5672: g++ -c -g -O2 conftest.cc >&5
configure:5675: $? = 0
configure:5678: test -s conftest.o
configure:5681: $? = 0
configure:5706: checking dependency style of g++
configure:5774: result: gcc3
configure:5796: checking how to run the C++ preprocessor
configure:5828: g++ -E conftest.cc
configure:5834: $? = 0
configure:5866: g++ -E conftest.cc
configure:5880:28: ac_nonexistent.h: No such file or directory
configure:5872: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 5857 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| #define STDC_HEADERS 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
| #define HAVE_STDLIB_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
| #define HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
| #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
| #define HAVE_DLFCN_H 1
| #ifdef __cplusplus
| #include
| #endif
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #include
configure:5910: result: g++ -E
configure:5935: g++ -E conftest.cc
configure:5941: $? = 0
configure:5973: g++ -E conftest.cc
configure:5987:28: ac_nonexistent.h: No such file or directory
configure:5979: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 5964 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "libxfcegui4"
| #define VERSION "4.0.2"
| #define STDC_HEADERS 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
| #define HAVE_STDLIB_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
| #define HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
| #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
| #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
| #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
| #define HAVE_DLFCN_H 1
| #ifdef __cplusplus
| #include
| #endif
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #include
configure:6073: checking for g77
configure:6089: found /usr/local/bin/g77
configure:6099: result: g77
configure:6114: checking for Fortran 77 compiler version
configure:6117: g77 --version &5
GNU Fortran (GCC) 3.3.2
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

GNU Fortran comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute copies of GNU Fortran
under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING
or type the command `info -f g77 Copying'.
configure:6120: $? = 0
configure:6122: g77 -v &5
Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0n-hp-hpux11.00/3.3.2/specs
Configured with: ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure : (reconfigured) ./configure
Thread model: single
gcc version 3.3.2
configure:6125: $? = 0
configure:6127: g77 -V &5
g77: `-V' option must have argument
configure:6130: $? = 1
configure:6137: checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler
configure: ...

[Ceaser123]

Ok here is an example of what I have been going through. I still can't believe anyone succeeds at this...I want to install KDE on HP-UX 11.00. According to the website I can download Konstruct and:

"Konstruct" is a build system which helps you to install KDE releases and
applications on your system. It downloads defined source tarballs, checks
their integrity, decompresses, patches, configures, builds and installs them.

Also:
A complete KDE installation should be as easy as "cd meta/kde;make install"
which with this version gives a complete KDE 3.1.4 installation. Optionally
you can install additional applications like KOffice 1.2.1, KDevelop 2.1.5
or Quanta 3.1.4 too, just run for example "cd apps/koffice ; make install".

Ok, no prob. I downloaded and ftp'd to my unix box with a binary xfer.
Moved to the dir where Konstruct is located,

I read the following in the readme:
Be sure that you have a live internet connection. Choose a target and change
to the directory which helds its definition, e.g. "cd kde/kdebase". Now run
make with one of the following targets, usually you only need "make install".

I went into the kdebase dir and typed "make install" just like the doc says. Here's what happened:
Make: Must be a separator on rules line 1. Stop.

Now what? The docs didn't say anything about this. Was the author or person who wrote "A complete KDE installation should be as easy as "cd meta/kde;make install" on drugs?
anything I download and try fails. EVERYTHING!
only the .depot files work and then only half the time if I'm lucky to get all the deps. If all the deps are .depot except one which is something I need to do ./configure, make, make install... forget it. It don't work.
Now...Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I am told to read all docs and readme's. (like the konstruct?) What do I believe and what do I not? Is it possible that everyone else has success with this except me? I know not all programs can be compiled and loaded on all platforms. ok...I've been at this for 3 weeks and have tried to do ./config....on approx 45 different programs and NONE have been successful. What is the trick?

[Ceaser123]

Here is another example...

[Jim Butler]

Please provide me with your OS version -
Also - what compiler do you have (i.e. c/ansi C compiler, gnu, etc) I have some env things I do to get the misc gnu utilities built, and will post them in a bit, when I find them, but do need a little info in order to help you.

I set the email flag...

[lee forrest_1]

I suggest being more helpfull towards the developer of the package and get a step by step trace through screen shot output of the code to see what really goes on behind the scenes when installing , just as windbg is used for windows , then the same applies to this problem.