Compiling is the process of transforming source code into byte codes for a particular computer architecture.
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How to make OpenWrt Makefile compile faster?
I have recorded that it took 50 minutes for an initial compilation of the OpenWrt firmware image, assuming all the necessary packages have been installed via sudo apt-get install. My BuildRoot Root ...
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Compile the Ubuntu “Raring” Kernel with the Intel Compiler
Of course, the first question is: why I'm doing this. Just for fun! I'm learning more about Linux kernels and I have a virtual machine that I can replace in 15 minutes.
Getting to business, I don't ...
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Install Fedora/Ubuntu from its source code using virtual box
How can I compile Fedora/Ubuntu from its source code by using some kind of virtual machine?
Actually I want to trace some signals; especially termination signals SIGTERM SIGINT and SIGKILL. ...
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linking problems when installing python module and dependencies as non-root
I want to install a certain (non-public, numerical) python module on a remote (Debian squeeze) system on which I do not have root (or sudo) privileges. As the python-dev package was not installed, I ...
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Does SerNet compile Samba 4 with CUPS support? (How to tell in general?)
I have SerNet Samba 4.0.9 installed on CentOS 6.4. How can I tell if it was compiled with CUPS support?
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ZoneMinder compiling error: “missing binary operator before token ”(“”
When installing ZoneMinder 1.25.0 in CentOS 6.4 (64-bit) the following error pops up when executing make:
zm_ffmpeg_camera.cpp:105:44: error: missing binary operator before token "("
Full log in ...
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What is the correct name for BUILD (config.guess) on Debian (or Ubuntu)?
I'm building a few packages from source and wondering what the correct --build=? is for Debian (or Ubuntu), if any?
When I run config.guess manually, the return value is x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu. The ...
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ices-cc (libvorbis) linking fails on Ubuntu 13.04 - lgcc_s not found
I'm trying to compile compile ices-cc into a set of static files on Ubuntu Server 13.04. I use the automatic Centova's build-ices.sh script and use the following command:
./buildices.sh ...
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FFmpeg-php installation error on CentOS 6 x64 bit
I'm trying to install ffmpeg and ffmpeg-php. FFMpeg installed perfectly. When I try to install ffmpeg-php, I'm running ./configure and it's configured fine. However, when I run make it gives me the ...
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What are .in files?
Sometimes in the sources of projects I see "*.in" files. For example, a bunch of "Makefile.in"s. What are they for and/or what does the ".in" part mean? I assume that this has something to do with ...
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Running make with vermagic kernel string with parentheses causes /bin/sh syntax error
I am on Ubuntu Server 12.04 x86_64 and I need to build Android CyanogenMod 7.2 kernel module. My phone has custom ROM and a patched kernel:
adb shell cat /proc/version
yields
Linux version ...
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Compiling PHP-FFMPEG Extension
cd ffmpeg-php*
phpize
./configure --with-ffmpeg=/usr/local/cpffmpeg
make
Then I end up with the following issues on my make:
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/usr/src/ffmpeg-php-0.6.0/ffmpeg-php.c:86: warning: ...
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Ffmpeg-php will not compile
FFMPEG:
ffmpeg version N-54768-g8d9c1b3-syslint Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jul 16 2013 14:40:49 with gcc 4.4.7 (GCC) 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3)
configuration: ...
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What happens to the old binary when a new one compiled from source?
I've compiled git from source after git from the repository was already installed via the package manager.
In that process, the "from source" git took its place as the "main system git".
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VDPAU library not found
I want to try this VAAPI backend for VDPAU. I have compiled mplayer with vdpau in Gentoo Linux (amd64) but I get this error:
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object ...
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Compiling bitcoind on OpenBSD
The instructions to build bitcoind are vague enough, but I can't work out what to do on OpenBSD. I've installed boost, and the system has berkeley db 4.6, OpenSSL, etc already in the base install of ...
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curl compile errors
In order to install hiphop on a debian squeeze I followed this instructions:
http://www.failover.de/Members/menole/facebooks-hiphop-on-debian
To install curl, I did the following:
wget ...
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Pip install - CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set
I'm trying to use
pip install mysql-python
inside a virtualenv container and am getting the error
building '_mysql' extension
gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -O2 -g -pipe -Wall ...
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Get latest Rekonq developmental source code
I see that I can get the latest stable Rekonq through http://sourceforge.net/projects/rekonq/, but I want to get the latest developmental-version/daily-build. Where can I obtain the developmental ...
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Building deb: How to put arch independent files into separated .deb package?
When you build a deb how do you make it so arch independent data such as plugin files to be packaged into a separated .deb?
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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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Compile newer software for outdated versions of the same distribution
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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Error in installing R package headers/libs are not available
I am installing the R package (R-3.0.1) in Red Hat Linux 6.0.
Initially when I tried to install it gave the error “F77 compiler not found”. I installed the compiler and tried it again, now the error ...
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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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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 ...
