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From: Nico Kadel-Garcia on 22 Jan 2010 09:59 On Jan 21, 9:33 pm, Jed <hard...(a)thearton.biz> wrote: > most commands that I need are available but the "make" command cannot > be found. Would there be any normal reason for that to happen? Which Linux distribution are you using? And what does "which make" and "echo $PATH" say?
From: Jed on 22 Jan 2010 23:28 On Jan 23, 1:39 am, Shadow <Sh(a)dow> wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:33:01 -0800 (PST), Jed <hard...(a)thearton.biz> > wrote: > > >most commands that I need are available but the "make" command cannot > >be found. Would there be any normal reason for that to happen? > > I can't even guess what distrib you are using, your headers > are windows. > But if it's ubuntu, open up your synaptic package manager, and > look for something called "****build essentials". It will download all > the files you need for "making" > []'s > > ****** I'm not sure of the exact name, but the description will guide > you. On a windows box ATM, so quoting from memory. I am on XP at a cafe. Debian though. Jed
From: Jed on 22 Jan 2010 23:29 On Jan 23, 1:59 am, Nico Kadel-Garcia <nka...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 21, 9:33 pm, Jed <hard...(a)thearton.biz> wrote: > > > most commands that I need are available but the "make" command cannot > > be found. Would there be any normal reason for that to happen? > > Which Linux distribution are you using? And what does "which make" and > "echo $PATH" say? ditto
From: The Natural Philosopher on 23 Jan 2010 05:00 Jed wrote: > On Jan 23, 1:39 am, Shadow <Sh(a)dow> wrote: >> On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:33:01 -0800 (PST), Jed <hard...(a)thearton.biz> >> wrote: >> >>> most commands that I need are available but the "make" command cannot >>> be found. Would there be any normal reason for that to happen? >> I can't even guess what distrib you are using, your headers >> are windows. >> But if it's ubuntu, open up your synaptic package manager, and >> look for something called "****build essentials". It will download all >> the files you need for "making" >> []'s >> >> ****** I'm not sure of the exact name, but the description will guide >> you. On a windows box ATM, so quoting from memory. > > I am on XP at a cafe. Debian though. Jed well use synaptic to install build-essentials then or apt-get install build-essentials. It certainly appears on mine OK.
From: Nico Kadel-Garcia on 23 Jan 2010 08:58
On Jan 21, 9:33 pm, Jed <hard...(a)thearton.biz> wrote: > most commands that I need are available but the "make" command cannot > be found. Would there be any normal reason for that to happen? Jed, people have pointed you to using "synaptic" to install "make". But you may also want to think about what other parts of the GNU toolchain you want, in order to build and test software. autoconf, gdb, ddd, lint, and splint can all be useful. |