On Wednesday 24 November 2004 02:41, 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?
Bob S.
If your program is looking for a BSD-compatible install, are you running GNU make, or the BSD make? I may have the wrong program name, but there are two different versions of (I'm sure it's) make. The two will not live happily with each other, so your system only installs one. My guess is that if you're running GNU make, the configure utility is looking for the BSD version. Be aware though, I could be way off in left field here. But I do hope that will lead you in the right general direction. Don -- DC Parris GNU Evangelist http://matheteuo.org/ http://chaddb.sourceforge.net/ "Free software is like God's love - you can share it with anyone anytime anywhere!"