[plug] ./configure

[William Kenworthy]

./configure is actually a generated file.  Most tarballs are supplied
minimally configured which means the first stages have been done for
you.  Every now and again you get a package that needs to be generated
from scratch.  You can wipe out configure with a distclean argument
which resets everything - sometimes needed in 'difficult' cases.

Look up the gnu autoconf/automake tools for the details.

Lastly, not every build system uses the gnu build tools - check the
readme and install files if they exist for what is needed.

BillK




On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 19:24 +0900, Michael Holland wrote:
> Richard Yellin wrote:
> > 
> > rhyellin at richi [~/.opera/download/thunderbird]$ ./configure
> > bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
> 
> Can we assume the file exists? ("Is it plugged in?")
> 
> I'm guessing that the shell or other interpreter specified at the start 
> of the  'configure' script is not installed.
> It is a script, right?
> 
> And BTW, why are you installing from source?
> 
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