Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3964 mails)

["B. Stia" <usr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 24 November 2004 04:28, Sid Boyce wrote:
> B. Stia wrote:
> > 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 ??