Questions related to compiling software, normally using the "make" command.

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Multiple undefined references using FFMPEG libs

I installed FFMPEG libraries and headers as it is described here . In my C++ application when I compile (gcc) I am getting this : /usr/local/lib/libavcodec.a(libfaac.o): In function ...
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Module Not Loaded

I am new to Linux driver development, and I just stated to do some driver programming beginning with "hello.c" on Ubuntu 12.10... but unfortunately my Makefile didn't compile the kernel code... and ...
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aptitude dependency resolution issue when trying to install build-deps for openjdk-6

I am running into some kind of rather serious issue with resolving the dependencies if I try to install the build-deps for openjdk-6, as specified in the directions for compiling custom OpenJDK ...
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How to build libHaru and the examples which are included

I downloaded libHaru from http://libharu.org/. libHaru is a opensource pdf creator. Now in the INSTALL file says I only have to run ./configure && make && make install. When I run this ...
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Autocomplete while compiling a file with c++ is gone

I am using Ubuntu 13.04 and have been programming mostly in C++. I use vim editor and c++ command to compile my .cpp file. What I have noticed is after typing c++ and pressing the Tab key, an ...
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Why does compiling the Linux kernel cause Ubuntu to freeze?

I need help figuring out how compiling the Linux kernel causes Ubuntu to freeze. I'm trying to cross-compile the Linux kernel for the ZedBoard. It is a Zynq-7000 ARM architecture. When I compile, it ...
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Undefined Reference to dlopen and friends

I am attempting to compile Scheme48, and get undefined references to dlopen and friends. System: Xubuntu 12.10, 32bit build-essentials and libc6-dev are installed. in /lib/i386-linux-gnu/ the file ...
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Changes to the KDE library prevent compiz 0.9.7.12 from compiling

I have been been following a tutorial on modifying existing compiz plugins, but run into the following error when compiling compiz-0.9.7.12: In file included from ...
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How do I recompile Python 2.7 on Ubuntu 12.04?

I am struggling to get the Python module sqlite3 to work. I found this, and am following it, since Python can't seem to find the modules even after installation of the packages. I tried following ...
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My computer doesn't recognize the following library: linux/config.h when compiling

I have code written in C and I have included some libraries such as linux/config.h and linux/kernel.h. Whenever I compile the file, it gives me an error saying No such file or directory ? Is there ...
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Are there any non-standard steps required to build a single module for a realtime kernel?

I am trying to build a modified driver for the PSEye camera. I am able to compile and load the module for a generic kernel without any issues. But when I use the same procedure for a linux realtime ...
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Can't run x-executable through gui/shell

I'm pretty new to Ubuntu and Linux in general and today I was trying to get g++ to work. I compiled: #include <iostream> int main(void) { std::cout << "Hello World" << ...
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hostapd compile error

while trying to build hostapt I get the following error. make ../src/crypto/tls_openssl.c:17:25: fatal error: openssl/ssl.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make: *** ...
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Pitivi and Frei0r plugins for the transformation feature

I compiled Pitivi 0.15.2 It working well, but no additional capabilities. It required me to install "frei0r-plugins" for the transformation feature . I downloaded the source frei0r-plugins (1.4.0 ), ...
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Compile fail. SDL problem

When I try to compile this program using make command, it fails. I think I have all the neccessary libraries for this. Here is the screen shot of the trerminal with the compile fail. And here is a ...
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C/C++ - HWInfo - libhd - Which libraries to link?

(This exact same question can also be found on Stack Overflow) I have gotten into libhd (included in hwinfo) since I need to get device information. I got into the documentation and tried this ...
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How to build Ubuntu Touch in 32-bit computer

I was trying to port Ubuntu Touch for my HTC Incredible S. I had setup the source code and drivers. During build, I am getting error that the build can be executed only on 64-bit computer. When I ...
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How to rebuild the kernel module after code change for the same kernel level

I installed openvswitch kernel module using apt-get and seems like apt-get build and install that package using dkms. Apt-get installs sources in /usr/src/openvswitch-version/ directory. I need to do ...
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Rootstock not working

Im getting this error: hello, Im having some trouble with roostock, the error Im getting is : ./rootstock: 1000: ./rootstock: cannot create /tmp/tmp.C7sAyhcAxf/tmpmount/etc/fstab: Directory ...
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compiling device driver [closed]

`/* * USB Skeleton driver - 2.2 * * Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Greg Kroah-Hartman (greg@kroah.com) * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the ...
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Problem with /usr/bin/ld: main.o: undefined reference to symbol 'exp@@GLIBC_2.2.5'

During installation Emerald in ubuntu 13.04 when I write "sudo make" I have problem: libtool: link: gcc -g -O2 -pthread -I/usr/include/libwnck-1.0 -I/usr/include/compiz -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 ...
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Compile sk98lin driver in 13.04

I just upgraded to 13.04 and I'm having issues trying to compile the Marvell sk98lin ethernet driver: Execute: make prepare (done) ...
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How to compile & install Emerald window manager in Ubuntu 13.04 64bit?

Please give me directions to compile & install Emerald specifically in Raring Ringtail 64bit edition. I've tried to compile it from the source many times, but had no luck.(Compile log : ...
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Installing and keeping recompiled packages

There are a few packages I want to recompile on my system using a different compiler and flags. I've had no problems doing the following: $ apt-get --compile source <packagename> The problem ...
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How to get running out of space warning earlier?

I'm running 12.04 and my file system and /home are both on a rather small 120Gb SSD. They need to be there, because my principal daily activity is compiling phone Roms, and that takes forever if I do ...
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Compiling HHVM - how to add libpthread to linker?

I am trying to compile HipHop VM on Ubuntu 13.04 and I have this error message: Linking CXX executable gen-ext-hhvm /usr/bin/ld: ../../../bin/libfolly.a(ExceptionTracerLib.cpp.o): undefined ...
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Ubuntu Touch “No rule to make target” Build Error

I'm currently trying to port Ubuntu Touch (following the Touch/Porting wiki) to the Nexus S (GT-i9023) and I have encountered this build error that I cannot seem to find a fix for: make: *** No rule ...
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Getting my sound from my HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card to work in Ubuntu 13.04

I have a dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04 (was beta testing, just upped to final release). In Win7 the sound card works great (I output through the optical cable). In Ubuntu the card is detected ...
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How to install athena file-manager

How do I install Athena file-manager, under 13.04(amd64) I tried to compile it, but I ran into several dependencies issue. I know it is possible, cause I saw a screen-shot at www.iloveubuntu.net ...
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/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1: could not read symbols: Invalid operation

I installed Ubuntu Desktop 13.10 64-bit in VMware. I am trying to compile PHP 5.4.14 on the machine. Here's the bit where make stops due to an error: /usr/bin/ld: ext/mysqlnd/.libs/mysqlnd_net.o: ...
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install qtSerialPort library

I want to install qtserialport in precise1-Ubuntu. I got the source directory using git. next I download lib-qt4-dev and qmake. I ran qmake. it works fine. but, make fails with the following error: ...
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Dansguardian error on compilation from source

./configure ( compilation is done) make command giving error below make[3]: Entering directory `/tmp/dansguardian-2.12.0.4-all_patch/configs' make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. make[3]: ...
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Installing proxychains. HELP NEEDED! [duplicate]

OK so i am new to linux. I am trying to install proxychains but im sure it has dependencies that i do not have on my system can somebody look at the following script and tell me the list of packages i ...
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Compilation Exaile from src - error

First, I got errors when I compile Exaile from exaile-3.3.1.tar.gz $ make `command -v python2` -m compileall -q xl xlgui /bin/sh: -m: not found make: *** [compile] Error 127 I replaced python2 with ...
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How to repair a broken compiler?

Few months ago I was using gcc 4.6. In order to get C++11 functionality I upgraded to gcc 4.7 using a PPA. Today gcc 4.7 was recommended to me through the update manager. I just mindlessly clicked ...
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Basics for buidling Linux Kernel

How to compile Linux kernel 3.8 in Ubuntu 12.10 without modifying the Vanilla i.e Ubuntu patches? How to install Vanilla kernel 3.8 and dual boot already installed Ubuntu 12.10 and Vanilla kernel?
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Can't Install UVC drivers: “implicit declaration of function 'x' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]”

I am working on a project for my final year project which involves the use of a web-cam. I bought an external one and tried to install new drivers for it. Now my integrated web-cam won't work. My ...
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Difference between apt-get compilation and manual compilation from source

I am trying to replace manually a library for freeradius. On a one hand I installed freeradius with an apt-get install. There was a library "libfoo-2.0.4.so" (let's call it the lib(apt)). On the other ...
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Installing source code in a package manger

So, in my quest to start learning more about Linux, I want to start compiling software. Note: any additional information or side information is greatly appreciated I have a program that I wish to ...
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Python: module not found after manual install

I've recently updated to the current version of Ubuntu, 13.04 and Python 2.7.4. Since then I have problems importing the gobject module and dunno what to do to fix it. I'd like to use dreampie which ...
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how to remove httpd built from source

I'm aware of the post: How do I remove apache installed with make install and use apache from the repositories?. I installed httpd2.4 from source. But for httpd2.4, there is no make uninstall ...
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Compiling program that requires python 2.6

I'm trying to compile a software package but it fails with g++ -Wall -O0 -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/include/python2.6 -I/usr/include/python2.5 -g -pthread -fpic -I../../plot/src -I../../math/src ...
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Building GCC 4.8 on Ubuntu 12.04

I am trying to install GCC 4.8 on Ubuntu 12.04, but during make I get the error shown below where compilation aborts. (To the best of my knowledge I have all prerequisites satisfied as I have already ...
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activate custom CFLAGS & CXXFLAGS on dpkg-buildpackage system (for firefox20 build)

i need activate -O3 -march=native -mtune=native options on CFLAGS CXXFLAGS. now i cant this on dpkg-buildpackage. system using its own settings.
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cannot compile ralink driver in 12.04!

Well, trying to setup wifi. Concern is with compilation issue ( i think so!). make/make install are not working and showing errors with datatype miss-match and so on. When I try to update linux ...
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installing Transmission Daemon (newer version) over existing Transmission Daemon (older version) on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

In relation to this thread How do I compile & install the newest version of Transmission? Managed to follow the mentioned thread (as well as other resources in the Internet) and make a successful ...
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undefined reference to symbol dgemm cblas error

I am trying to compile a code package, which makes use of cblas and Lapack. Thus, after specifying the path of Lapack and cblas in its makefile, when I try to make or compile, I get the following ...
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libusb program not compiling

I am trying to compile a program that uses libusb library in Ubuntu 12.04. I have installed the libusb-1.0-0-dev. However when I try to compile a program as below:- #include<usb.h> ...
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Uninstall build dependencies using apt-get

To install the build dependencies of some software, we use command $ sudo apt-get build-dep XXXX What to do in case we want to remove those packages only, those dependency packages installed by ...
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Cannot find -lgfortran

I'm trying to install a package in R (package "ks"). It fails with error message: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgfortran I've already installed the Ubuntu package build-essential: sudo apt-get ...

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