Compiling is the process of transforming source code into byte codes for a particular computer architecture.
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Need general guide on how to build Linux Stream (LiS) under RedHat 6.2
I have hit into some error, and the build simply fail, saying that there is some conflict. Thus I believe a .o file cannot be made and then result fatal error during linking, anyone have steps by ...
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Installing required libs/frameworks/packages for compilation on OSX
I'm trying to compile SmartSim for OSX Lion, and at the moment I'm at the ./configure stage.
Here is a dump of what I've managed to get so far:
$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... ...
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I can not get my Realtek 8723 driver source compiled
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13. WLAN won't work out of box with fedora 18. So I googled around and found this 2 links:
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How do you compile your own kernel on a RHEL6 system?
In RHEL6, the kernel is 2.6.32. What is the procedure to compile your own kernel?
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Running 'make test' on an individual module for Python 2.7.4 build
I am working on building Python 2.7.4 on CentOS 6.4. When running the make test step, the test_gdb step fails, and I would like to get some more info as to why.
Build commands I'm running:
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Installing packages and tools on a local non-standard directory
TLDR: What environment variables should I update to guarantee that my system has access to everything a package provides when building it on a non-traditional path?
I usually don't have root access ...
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Enable kernel module for VPN
I'm trying to turn on modules for VPN so I followed this tutorial to compile new ubuntu kernel 3.8.6 .
But the features I've turned on using make menuconfig seem not to be enabled.
(the features I ...
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Error loading shared libraries after compiling dfreerpd
This is my first time compiling on Linux, so please go easy on me. Here are the steps I took.
First, I cloned the FreeRDP repository from GitHub and un-archived it:
$ wget ...
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USB-Serial Driver(Exar Xr21v1414) Run Error
I'm currently trying to run the bellow driver in linux-3.8.3 on Exar xr21v1414
http://www.exar.com/connectivity/uart-and-bridging-solutions/usb-uarts/xr21v1410,
but when i install the driver ...
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Specifying local install directory for ./configure for pango-1.32.6
I have built cairo-1.7.6 for use in building pango-1.32.6, and I have installed it to a directory in my home directory: /home/me/local/cairo-1.7.6. Under this directory are the expected include, lib ...
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Building pango-1.32.6 for use in building gtk3 from git
I'm trying to build pango-1.32.6 to use when building gtk+3 from git, but I'm getting the following error:
checking for CAIRO... yes
checking which cairo font backends could be used... none
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About ncurses header file [closed]
I' running Fedora 15 (32-bit). But I can`t compile and run an ncurses program. Also, colours are not working in the terminal. What can I do to fix this?
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Files created by 'make' aren't getting executable permissions by default
I'm trying to build a project, and when I use the command make, I get the following errors:
/bin/sh: line 4: .deps/ipset_bitmap_ipmac.Tpo: Permission denied
make[2]: *** [ipset_bitmap_ipmac.lo] Error ...
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Need these offline installing packages [closed]
I'm an offline Linux Mint user. I go to cafes and download my software there which is most probably in .tar.gz or tar.bz2 files.
We need to compile them to install the software. After reading through ...
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net-snmp-5.7.2 compilation fail
I am currently trying to compile net-snmp-5.7.2 on rhel 6 64bit system.
./configure step is fine, but when I do the make step I got the following error :
gcc -shared -O2 -g -pipe -Wall ...
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Make Completion Progress Script
Any time I'm executing a build process that takes several hours, I inevitably stare at my terminal and wonder, "how much longer?" Sometimes, I manually pick up on some pathname echoed to the terminal ...
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Compiling multiple source file with arm-ulinucxeabi-gcc including -o -c option
I am compiling multiple c source which depend on multiple header files.
Makefile
SHELL=cpp2
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rrdtool 1.4.7 compilation fail : glib-2.0/glib.h
I am trying to compile rrdtool from the source package. I don't use RPM packages, so don't ask me to install packages ;)
I compile all the required software before rrdtool according to ...
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Building Emacs from trunk without admin access
I cloned the official trunk branch with:
bzr branch bzr://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/emacs/trunk
I then built autoconf, automake and texinfo. I also updated my PERL5LIB to make it include ...
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Where is the frame.h located in modern Linux implementations? (ubuntu specifically)
A book I am reading refers to an include file that shows how a stack frame looks on one's UNIX system.
In particular: /usr/include/sys/frame.h
I am having trouble finding the modern equivalent. ...
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Ubuntu: can't find ndbm.h
I need to compile an old apache version, 1.3 and compilation process fails because:
mod_auth_dbm.c:77:18: fatal error: ndbm.h: File or directory not found
where is it?
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Disable stack protection on Ubuntu for buffer overflow without C compiler flags
I'd like to try some shell codes and I want to disable linux protections.
I know I could compile using flags but I know another way exists to disable these protections in general I just can't ...
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CMake Error: The current directory is different than
I'm trying to compile the source code for Shrewsoft VPN. The instructions say to compile the source on step 4. However... I get this error:
user@ubuntu:~/Ubuntu One/Programs/ShrewSoft VPN$ sudo ...
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Kernel headers for VMware tools
I tried to compile VMware tools on my server. I compiled the kernel myself, I didn't use RPM. As VMware tools needs the kernel header files, I executed the following command in my kernel folder ...
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Unable to install libevent without admin priviledges
I just downloaded libevent-2.0.21-stable, which I am hoping to compile so that I can use tmux. However, when I run:
./configure --prefix=/path/to/libevent-2.0.21-stable/
make
make install
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Adding Buildroot Package
I'm trying to add a package to buildroot, but I'm not having much success. The package I'm trying to add is an autotools package called scew. I've followed the buildroot guidelines about adding ...
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How do I remove/uninstall a program that I have complied from source? [duplicate]
How do I remove a program that I have compiled from source using the ./configure; make; make install method? Does it matter whether I have kept the original directory that the source was stored in or ...
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How do I compile wxWidgets with the same options as the package as the repository?
I am compiling wxWidgets as a pre-step to compiling the newest version of pgAdmin3 since there isn't a deb version in the repository that supports version postgres 9.2. I am having troubles and ...
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Compile Unix with a custom application [duplicate]
I wonder, is it possible to compile Unix along with a my custom program so that it runs only my custom program on start up of computer, as if my program starting with boot up?
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Trying to install DIP (Dialup Networking) package for SLIP protocol [duplicate]
We are trying to interface with a wireless modem that connects to a computer via a com-port DB-9 connection. It uses SLIP in the sense that the modem hosts a SLIP server and requires the interfacing ...
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'dereferencing pointer to incomplete type' in compiling FreeBSD 4.2 custom system call - FreeBSD [closed]
I already posted this question on Stack overflow, but no luck there:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14784525/dereferencing-pointer-to-incomplete-type-in-compiling-freebsd-custom-system-caF
I am ...
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PHP compilation - link to library
I am compiling php 5.3.13 on my server. I want to create an autonome php5 folder.
So prefix is:
/usr/local/php5
In this folder I have a lib folder, where I put all lib needed for php to be executed ...
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User Mode Linux compile fails
I am trying to compile User Mode Linux on a 64 bit machine with defconfig and getting the following error.
arch/x86/um/user-offsets.c:1: sorry, unimplemented: code model "large" not supported yet
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How can I compile and install the latest FFmpeg on Linux?
I want to install the latest version of ffmpeg on Linux (Ubuntu/Debian). It should meet requirements to stream via rtmp, convert streams with x264, create segment files to stream to IOS devices. How ...
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Can't compile XBMC 12 because of TAGLIB problem
I am trying to compile the latest version of XBMC on CentOS 6 x64 but on ./configure I get:
checking for TAGLIB... no
configure: error: Could not find a required library. Please see the README for ...
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What package could “linux-headers-3.7.5-1-ARCH” mean?
I'm debugging a closed-source software installer that seems to have some pre-conceived notions about my distribution. The installation aborts after not finding apt-get. The command it attempts to run ...
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How does a package like ATLAS know which fortran compiler to use?
How does a package like ATLAS know which compilers I have installed on my system?
For example, say that I install a local version of gfortran, how do I "register it" in the system so that a package ...
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Creating deb file: hidden files specification by `install` file
I'm creating a deb-file and enumerating the files and paths I need to have in the package using the install file. It looks like
dir1/* path1
dir2/* path2
...
But in a result deb-file there are no ...
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Emacs on OpenBSD for DEC VAX?
I have managed to install OpenBSD 5.2 on my DEC VaxStation 4000 Model 90 but to my surprise have not found a binary for Emacs (any version) for the VAX architecture. As best as I can tell I do not see ...
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Errors during 32-bit glibc2.17 compile
I'm trying to compile the current glibc (2.17) from the official ftp on my machine (kernel 3.7.3). No patches or extras are applied.
For x86_64 everything works fine, but I need the 32-Bit libs as ...
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When compiling I get an error, `@LIBICONV@: No such file or directory`?
When I run make for flac, I get this
gcc: error: @LIBICONV@: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [flac] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/ubuntu/flac/src/flac'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] ...
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How do I resolve the following error during “configure: error: XSLT configuration could not be found”
When compiling Icecast 2, I get this error when I run autogen.sh:
$ autogen.sh
... stuff ommitted
configure: error: XSLT configuration could not be found
What is the reason for it, and how do I fix ...
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What steps are involved in porting an Xorg OpenGL app to DirectFB?
I'm looking for a birds-eye view on porting a small app1 that uses some OpenGL functions from it's home on Xorg to run in a more stand-alone fashion using DirectFB. I am unfamiliar with both C and ...
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USB Driver Compilation Error
I'm currently trying to compile a Linux USB UART driver, which is provided here:
http://www.exar.com/connectivity/uart-and-bridging-solutions/usb-uarts/xr21v1410
The driver consists of 2 header files ...
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Which library are LO headers belonging to?
I'm trying to configure liquidsoap and compile it from source. The ./configure process gets stuck at this point:
checking lo/lo.h usability... no
checking lo/lo.h presence... no
checking for ...
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GCC fails to build at linking libquadmath
I'm trying to build GCC (GCC 4.8, at revision 195144), but I get the following error:
libtool: link: ranlib .libs/libquadmath.a
libtool: link: ( cd ".libs" && rm -f "libquadmath.la" ...
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mounting udev on /dev failed: No such device
I am trying to compile Linux kernel 3.2.36 with its source code on the x86_64 architecture. I followed the following set of commands under my Linux source distribution directory:
make defconfig
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sipe (plugin pidgin-gaim) unable to find libpurple headers
I downloaded : pidgin 2.10.6 and sipe 1.14.1 from sourceforge.
I install pidgin with the following command in the folder of pidgin (2.10.6):
./configure --prefix=/home/tony/soft/pidgin_sipe ...
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FreeBSD 9.1 buildworld fails in libclangsema
I just went thru and updated a dozen or so machines from 9.0-RELEASE to 9.1-RELEASE and the last one is dieing during buildworld:
c++ -O2 -pipe ...
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linux driver installation error - “/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.el5/build: No such file or directory. Stop.”
I got an error
/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.el5/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
while installing moxa driver, following is the shell screen shot.
[root@lnx149-252 driver]# pwd
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