Compiling is the process of transforming source code into byte codes for a particular computer architecture.
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How to compile a c program without leaving the editor?
I am using vim editor on Linux mint. I want to know if there is any way to compile c program without leaving the editor.
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Unable to mount root fs after new kernel compile in VMware
So, I'm attempting to compile and use the 3.6.2 kernel on my Debian 6 VM (running under Windows 7 in VMware Workstation 9). I've already had several hick ups, but I am slowly getting through them but ...
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Building Qt: 'make clean' causes everything to get recompiled?
(This applies to Qt versions >= 4.7.3.) I made an attempt to build Qt with custom parameters on my Debian box and it actually took AGES to compile (IIRC more than 6 hours on a single-core CPU). That's ...
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Building MariaDB 5.5.27 without OQGraph: How to deselect the plugin?
I'm trying to build MariaDB 5.5.27 from source. In fact, I just need the client, but I seem to have to build the complete database system anyway.
While configuring with cmake and later compiling with ...
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Install only a few GNU coreutils?
Is there a way to build and install only a few of the GNU coreutils?
The README in coreutils-8.19.tar.xz lists 100-odd, but the INSTALL doesn't say how to install only a few, and the Makefile is (to ...
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Why is FreeBSD deprecating GCC in favor of Clang/LLVM?
So I was surfing the net and stumbled upon this article. It basically states that FreeBSD, starting from Version 10 and above will deprecate GCC in favor of Clang/LLVM.
From what I have seen around ...
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“Wrong version of libnet” when configuring nemesis
Whenever I try to configure Nemesis it stops at "checking libnet version....no" and claims I have the wrong version. I have checked my libnet folder to make sure, and I do have the right version. ...
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Build Gimp from custom-path libraries
I'm installing Gimp (2.6.10) on Debian. The system has all the required libraries (dependencies) installed in the default directories, so giving to Gimp
./configure && make && make ...
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Replace python built with UCS4 with UCS2
I've got fedora fc15 installed with python 2.7.1-7.fc15. It is built with ucs4 and I've got some packages here at work that are built with ucs2. I now cannot build other packages that use these ucs2 ...
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Help compiling Fedora kernel [closed]
I wan to know how to compile the kernel image which is under the CDROM:isolinux/ dir named vmlinuz and how to make the other files like initrd.img in the same directory.
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%post section of rpmbuild not interactive
Situation: I'm trying to build a custom rpm to place a config file in a particular location. The installation completes fine by placing config files in proper directories but the %post section is not ...
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installation issues on linux [closed]
I am trying to install rpm-4.7.0:
I extracted the file
I changed the directory to particular directory
./configure
make
but in the fourth step the make command not excecuting it throws some error
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Kernel upgrade 2.6 to 3.5.3 on CentOS 5.8 -> switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
I upgraded kernel on my CentOS 5.8 from 2.6.18 to 3.5.3 and now it is unable to mount the root filesystem:
I could not find any explanation through Google. Can you point me in the right direction? ...
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Install CentOS in a VirtualBox to a Compact Flash and use it on a mini PC
I got into a very specific situation and want to get to know your opinions.
I have got a mini PC with Intel Atom processor which should run CentOS with an upgraded kernel to 3.x and some ...
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What exactly are Linux kernel headers? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What does a kernel source tree contain? Is this related to Linux kernel headers?
I know that if I want to compile my own Linux kernel I need the Linux kernel headers, ...
