On Wednesday 24 November 2004 04:28, Sid Boyce wrote:

B. Stia wrote:

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Hello SuSE folk,

Trying to ./configure a file after untarring it. New install of 9.2 Think I have installed all of the necessary packages. Folowing is message I receive.

EasyStreet:/opt/ace-1.2 # ./configure loading cache ./config.cache checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes checking for working aclocal... found checking for working autoconf... found checking for working automake... found checking for working autoheader... found checking for working makeinfo... missing checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type; you must specify one EasyStreet:/opt/ace-1.2 #

Searched for a makeinfo in Yast. Not found. Cannot guess host type ???

Anybody can help me here?

The package you need installed is texinfo. Regards Sid.

Thanks Sid. that solved the makeinfo problem but still won't compile. I will try your suggestion Randall but I am worried abut it not finding the host system type. What could that problem be ??

On Wednesday 24 November 2004 22:32, Anders Johansson wrote:

On Thursday 25 November 2004 05:39, B. Stia wrote:

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I will try your suggestion Randall but I am worried abut it not finding the host system type. What could that problem be ??

The contents of the file config.log in the source directory would probably be of some help. That will tell you what it's trying to do, and the error messages of whatever it is that's failing

Anders, The config log just shows programs needed. Checked a file called "Missing" It states that $1 is missing. Then suggests several file like Bison, Perl, etc. might have to be installed. Installed the two or three easy ones but there is one huge list of Perl files, 5 or six of which are already installed. Took a guess at one or two but came up with the same result. Then went back and installed gcc. More verbosity, but same result. As per the following: EasyStreet:/opt/ace-1.2 # ./configure loading cache ./config.cache checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes checking for working aclocal... found checking for working autoconf... found checking for working automake... found checking for working autoheader... found checking for working makeinfo... found checking host system type... Invalid configuration `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu': machine `x86_64-unknown' not recognized checking build system type... Invalid configuration `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu':machine `x86_64-unknown' not recognized checking for ranlib... ranlib checking for gcc... gcc checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no checking whether we are using GNU C... yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes checking for ld used by GCC... /usr/x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld checking if the linker (/usr/x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B checking whether ln -s works... yes updating cache ./config.cache ltconfig: you must specify a host type if you use `--no-verify' Try `ltconfig --help' for more information. configure: error: libtool configure failed EasyStreet:/opt/ace-1.2 # libtool is installed. Bob S. Awful lot of trouble to install some dumb games my wife loves.

On Friday 26 November 2004 09:19, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:

This is the problem. You will probably need to patch config.sub and add the x86_64 definition.

Joe, Thanks for replying and offering help. Patch? config.sub ??? or modify the file manually ?? Your next mail gave me an example. There were four lines that were marked with an "x" that seemed to pertain. I really wish that I were as knowledgeable as all of you on this list. You all are way over my head. Just an old duffer trying to learn (evidently not very successfully) from the guru's of this list, but having a lot of fun doing it. Evidently this is one of those 64 bit things that sneaks up on you. If you don't mind, could you be just a little more specific?? Bob S.

On Sunday 28 November 2004 07:53, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:

B. Stia wrote:

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Evidently this is one of those 64 bit things that sneaks up on you. If you don't mind, could you be just a little more specific??

I would need more info to be more specific. Like, what are you compiling? I noticed yesterday that Packman is now compiling packages for x86_64, so whatever you are compiling might already be built.

Joe, No it is an off beat thing called Ace of Penguins. Just a series of card and board games that my wife loved to play, and was upset that she couldn't play after I upgraded. Really not that worried about that one. More than wanting instruction on a specific thing, I am worried about compiling other tar packages that I might want to use. I thought there might be some general answer to solving the "not recognized" problem. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens if I run into it again. Maybe I will just download something/anything to try it and see what happens. Thanks again. Bob S.