Compiling is the process of transforming source code into byte codes for a particular computer architecture.
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how to install WINEXE on my linux red-hat
I found WINEXE documentation from the following link:
http://www.aldeid.com/wiki/Winexe#Prerequisites
It's not clear if WINEXE is compatible with RedHat (I have RedHat 3), or if WINEXE it is only ...
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Gentoo how to compile LVM statically linked?
A Gentoo install still in the livecd stage (unable to boot so far) fails to emerge LVM statically. I need a statically compiled lvm in order to use it in my initrd.
My make.conf:
CFLAGS="-O2 ...
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Why does Linux have a C compiler by default?
Why does a Linux distribution have gcc installed in advance? Is it because most of the applications in linux are written in C?
What would happen if the gcc directory is deleted?
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compiling ldc2 on a centOS 5 system with no root access
I git-cloned the latest version of ldc2, but I don't know how to compile it on my centOS 5 machine:
git clone --recursive git://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc
cd ldc
git submodule update --init
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adding CONFIG_PARROT while compiling arm Linux Kernel 2.6.37
I will like to know how do the kernel builder to compile parrot modules while compiling the kernel.
I saw a config file for 2.6.32 that has the CONFIG_PARROT modules to yes. And I know where this ...
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Cross compile for different version of Linux
I am using Fedora 17 and want to compile and use Geary. However, the required library versions are only available in Fedora 18.
For various reasons I want (need!) to stick to F17 so, I was thinking ...
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Understanding RCU when Configuring the Linux Kernel
I am configuring the Linux kernel version 3.9.4. I am being asked questions about RCU (seen below). Specifically, what are each of these and what are the advantages and disadvantages of enabling or ...
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Why does building an Android kernel need a toolchain, but compiling the entire source does not?
As seen here, compiling the Android kernel requires a prebuilt GCC toolchain (or the equivalent from the Android NDK). Cross-compilation makes sense; we are compiling code for a device with a ...
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cant compile install and Configure any linux kernel in debian 7
I followed these steps from the link: (http://www.howopensource.com/2011/08/how-to-compile-and-install-linux-kernel-3-0-in-ubuntu-11-04-10-10-and-10-04/) but these commands don't work:
sudo make ...
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Is there any pattern to specify target triples in GCC?
The gcc compiler use target-triplets for cross-compilation. I see some of these target triples like "x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" (the most common). I understand what means but I don't know how specify ...
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Error while loading shared libraries after installing a program
I was installing rfc5766-turn-server.
But it fails to launch with an error:
error while loading shared libraries: libevent_core-2.0.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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openssl-1.0.1e compiling on Debian
I am compiling OpenSSL-1.0.1e on Debian Lenny (armv4 architecture). I have been following the instruction on http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/postlfs/openssl.html to compile the source ...
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debian - Package development, where's the path of compiled packages
Where's the path of compiled packages from source on debian ?
for example:
git clone git://github.com/lightspark/lightspark.git
cd lightspark
dpkg-buildpackage
[...long output...]
dpkg-buildpackage: ...
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How can I build fdupes from source on Ubuntu?
I would like to make a few changes to the fdupes code. I know I can grab the source code from the website - but is there a better way on Ubuntu / Debian?
After getting the source this way where is ...
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multithread handling in AM1808 using embedded Linux
I am using AM1808 ARM9 based board using GCC compiler (UBUNTU 10.04) .
I am using Sqlite3 database management.
I have some requirement regarding handling threads in background having access on ...
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Python.h: No such file or directory
I'm tring to build omniORB 4.1.6 under Arch Linux, however when I type make, here is the message:
../../../../../src/tool/omniidl/cxx/idlpython.cc:188:26: fatal error: python3.3/Python.h: No such ...
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Undefined reference to gzopen64 when building samtools
I am trying to install the software package samtools0.1.19. When I run make, I get errors:
gcc -g -Wall -O2 -o samtools bam_tview.o bam_plcmd.o sam_view.o bam_rmdup.o bam_rmdupse.o bam_mate.o ...
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Error compiling x86_64 [migrated]
I'm on an x86_64 machine. I'm trying to build fortune using its makefile, but I get an error about missing symbols:
cd fortune && make CC='gcc' \
CFLAGS='-O2 ...
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Problem building GPG
I'm having a problem building GPG on my system; when I try to run make it fairly well before it suddenly bails out with an error. Here's my latest result from running it:
make all-recursive
Making ...
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Build sumo 0.17.1 on Ubuntu 10.10
I download sumo 0.17.1 on Ubuntu 10.10 and I get this error
*** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
there are a makfile.in and makefile.am in the directory
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Installing Gnome on FreeBSD
I am trying to install Gnome on a freshly installed FreeBSD using the ports.
I am stuck with an error message that says:
Checking for headers required to compile python extensions ... not found
Then ...
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Backporting OpenSSL-1.0.1e to Debian Lenny (armv4l)
I have an old embedded board that supports only Debian Lenny. I need to install OpenSSL-1.0.1e on it. If I download the source code then try to compile the source code, I get this error
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Build binary and dependencies without sudo
I want to install a piece of software (rtorrent) from source to my home folder. It depends on ncurses, which is not installed. I've installed ncurses to my home folder by using the PREFIX option ...
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What exactly is PKGBUILD and should I edit it when installing packages?
Whenever I use yaourt -Syua in my Manjaro Linux system, it'll give me
Edit PKGBUILD ? [Y/n] ("A" to abort)
and sometimes
Edit chromium-pepper-flash.install ? [Y/n] ("A" to abort)
Somewhere I ...
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I need a step by step guide to build kernel modules in ChrUbuntu
I don't have experience building kernel modules. And worse, I'm trying to do it on ChrUbuntu, so it seems that I cannot follow the existing Ubuntu guides. For example, this command fails:
# apt-get ...
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Need general guide on how to build Linux Stream (LiS) under RedHat 6.2
Day 1
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 ...
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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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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 ...
