Re: hi

[Bob Proulx]

wisdom helegbe wrote:
> Subject: hi

A more descriptive subject line would help to direct your message better.

> GENERAL INSTALLATION 1. Unpack 2. Run the configure script From
> within the temporary directory you just created, run the "configure"
> script. You'll want to read this entire section, and decide on the
> option switches which you will want to specify to configure, before
> you actually run it. Having multiple console windows available
> during (this or any other) install is exceptionally helpful.

Those instructions seem reasonable but very generic.  But I do not see
them with coreutils.  In coreutils please refer to the README-hacking
file for more detailed instructions.  See this message for more
information.

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2007-10/msg00109.html

Are you trying to build GNU coreutils?  You have not really said what
it is that you are doing.  It is hard to guess correctly with such
little information available.

>     To see a list of configuration options, use the "help" flag,
> which will show you a list of options:
>  
> ./configure --help
> 
> it gives me a error message below:
> 
> address@hidden ~]# ./configure --help
> -bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

If you unpacked a distribution or snapshot, which is recommended as an
easier way for builders to build, then configure will be there.  If
you are building a copy from the latest development sources from git
version control then follow the instructions in the README-hacking
file.

If you are trying to build GNU coreutils then I recommend that you use
the latest stable release.  It is the most self-contained and easiest
to build.

  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-6.9.tar.gz
  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-6.9.tar.gz.sig

I observe that you are trying to build as root.  That is not
recommended.  It is better to compile as a non-root user.

Bob