Questions related to compiling software, normally using the "make" command.
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Eclipse on Ubuntu 10 java-6-openjdk has missing jar's
Out of the blue, my eclipse is reporting missing jars in my Java Build Path.
netx.jar
gnome-java-bridge.jar
plugin.jar
I wonder what I did wrong ? Was it a upgrade that messed it up ?
I am unable ...
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2answers
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Underfined reference clock_gettime not solved by -lrt
I'm trying to compile the program the source for which is here. As per his instructions I'm compiling using the command g++ -O3 -lrt netmon.cpp -o netmon. I get this output:
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1answer
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automake “permissions denied”
i want to compile changes i made to a project created with automake.
I changed my Makefile.am files accordingly and ran
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
make finally gives me the error:
...
make[2]: ...
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4answers
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How are packages actually installed via apt-get install?
When using the apt-get install method to install a package onto ubuntu, is there any fundamental difference between obtaining the source code for that package and building it from scratch? Does the ...
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Makeinfo package not found in 12.04
Please can anybody give me an answer for this? I have already tried:
sudo apt-get install makeinfo textinfo texi2html
But, I still get the error:
Unable to find the pacakge.
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All special dependencies are lost when I do “quickly share” or “quickly package” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why does 'quickly package' fail with “An error has occurred when creating debian packaging”?
I am developing an app using Quickly and it has a few ...
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How to overcome “Permission denied” running C program even after “chmod +x”?
After compiling a C program on Ubuntu 10.10, after executing chmod +x ./a.out, I am still getting bash: ./a.out: Permission denied. How can I run my new executable?
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g++ cannot find include files (qt3)
allan@allan-VirtualBox:~/blackjack_for_the_hopelessly_luckless$ make
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -O2 -D_REENTRANT -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED -DQT_TABLET_SUPPORT ...
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“Make file 36*** cannot find kernel version” when trying to compile ndiswrapper from source
My Netgear 300 USB device worked until I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. I went through the ndiswrapper troubleshooting guide and thought I have to recompile ndiswrapper from source.
But, when I get to ...
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1answer
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How do I build Allegro?
I'm trying to build allegro on 12.04 but it continues to give me error, I've downloaded the tar.gz folder of version 5.0.7 and installed cmake, what else do I need? And how do I proceed?
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“./configure: command not found” error when trying to install the JRE
I was trying to install JRE on my 64-bit ubuntu 10.04 installation.
Just to be sure that that is what I really want, I need to run a .jar file.
I downloaded java from this link.
Then I chose linux ...
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How can I install Inkscape from BZR?
In order to get the latest version of Inkscape, one has to use BZR.
How can I install inkscape using BZR and properly install it on my System?.
Detailed step by step guide would be preferable.
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1answer
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Why can't I compile the Ralink wireless driver on 12.04?
I'm an ubuntu 12.04 user and my wireless Network card(D-Link WIRELESS N 150 DESKTOP ADAPTER DWA-525) has always worked well with the driver suggested here, However this morning I updated the Generic ...
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Will a package I compile myself perform better than installing from the repositories?
Does a package performance is different when it's compiled from sources, or installed from repository ? Is it possible, what during the compilation, the package will be "more adapted" (performance, ...
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2answers
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No Terminal Library Found when Compiling Vim
I am running Ubuntu 12.04.
I'm trying to a get a particular plugin for vim working and it requires that vim has ruby support enabled (the plugin is command-t).
People tell me that I must go into my ...
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1answer
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How do I upgrade to the latest Grub 2.00?
According to this link, GRUB 2.00 has just been released. How can one upgrade to this?
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1answer
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compile a java program as different user
I am able to login as a different user using a shell script in Ubuntu, but I want to run a Java program in that user, but it halts there...
for example:
login as a guest user with limited ...
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Where can I find the source code to the kernel shipped in Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find the source code for the Ubuntu Kernel?
I downloaded 12.04 LTS desktop and compiled kernel.
Loaded the new kernel but i did not get wireless.
I have ...
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Launchpad failed to build after “quickly submitubuntu” [closed]
I uploaded my python project by running "quickly submitubuntu", but it failed to build on Launchpad. "quickly submitubuntu" is supposed to add package dependencies automatically, but the error log ...
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How do I recompile X.org from git?
I am having some problems with wheelmouse and mouse movement at the same time on ubuntu 12.04 and I found that the problem has been solved here:
...
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1answer
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How do I compile and install gnome-tweak-tool from its git repository?
How I install the Gnome tweak tool from git://git.gnome.org/gnome-tweak-tool?
I have install the Synaptic
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1answer
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How to build PyQt for Deadsnakes Python 2.7 on Ubuntu 10.04?
I am trying to configure Python2.7 on Ubuntu 10.04 as an alternative package.
I got the Deadsnakes PPA
I set up pip and virtualenv
Now, I am trying to build PyQt (PySide seems to have similar ...
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1answer
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“No such file or directory” error when trying to install pcre
am using ubuntu 12.04 and am trying to install pcre however I encountered an error message when I tried to use the command:
sudo make after the ./configure command.
I have this error message
...
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How to install a brcm80211 kernel module from source?
I need to install brcm80211 module for wifi in my dell N4010 model. Iam using linux kernel3.2. During kernel installation i have not checked the brcm80211.
How to configure the make file inside the ...
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1answer
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Why am I getting autoconf AC_* macro errors?
I am trying to build this language modelling toolkit but I run into this problem when trying to get it set up. I am trying to understand what the error means, and what I should do to fix it, I dont ...
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1answer
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How to run a .pyc (compiled python) file?
Whenever I compile a python file, I get a *.pyc file. When I try to run that, I get a message saying there is no program for running them. When I search for a program online via that option, it says ...
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What should I do about this error?
jonquil@jonquil-Satellite-L755D:~/Downloads/akonadi-googledata-1.2.0/build$ cmake ..
-- The C compiler identification is GNU
-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- Check for working C ...
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1answer
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How do I get past this dependency?
I'm trying to install libgcal, and when I run ./configure I get the following error:
configure: error: "* libxml2 not found! You need it to build Library gcalendar. *"
I installed libxml2 from the ...
0
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1answer
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Compiling a software with GTK which has no configuration script
I bumped into green, a PDF viewer for the Framebuffer. I would like to compile it, but I am not having much success, although I have installed all the dependencies...
The error I am getting is:
...
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1answer
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Launchpad fails to build a package for my PPA
I'm trying to build a package on Launchpad's Debian build system for PPAs but I'm having some issues with a certain package.
The package I'm trying to build (zorin-xwinwrap) contains a source C file ...
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How do I create a deb for GCC 4.7?
I'm sorry but I have tried the tutorials on various websites. Nothing, so far, has worked. I'm using Ubuntu Maverick 10.10. I've downloaded, compiled and installed GCC 4.7.0. Now I want to make a .deb ...
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1answer
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I have problems with compiling powertop on Ubuntu Precise
I tried to compile the latest release of powertop from github.
I get some errors and I dont know what to do to fix this.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/powertop/src'
make[2]: Leaving directory ...
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Compilation problem [closed]
I am trying to compile a program called Triangle Mesh Generator. It is an open source code written in ANSI C. I need it to bo a callable lib so I am using a switch (#define) created by it's Author. ...
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Help do I install the Ralink RT3070 wireless driver?
I bought an AZTECH WL562USB wireless adapter and am stuck trying to install the driver.
The driver file I downloaded is a BZ2, called
...
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2answers
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How can I create a temporary sandbox to compile from source?
I want to follow the steps found here in order to run League of Legends under Ubuntu. According to the guide, I have to compile wine from source because it needs some patches.
Compiling from source ...
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Compiling on the desktop!! no?
so I have compile my first program today, with the help of the "askubuntu's members"..... thanks so much!!! ;)
this is what I have compiled : https://github.com/treeder/logitech_unifier
But now, I ...
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1answer
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How can I compile a C program file which I created using the Libre Office editor?
I'm new to Linux and I need some help!
I am trying to compile the code taken from this post to the linux-kernel mailing list.
I have pasted the file into Libre Office and saved it as pairing_tool.c ...
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1answer
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How to I compile uget from source?
I've downloaded uget from its source fourge link. It is a tar.gz file. I have read that i could install a file of this type by extracting its contents and following these steps.
./configure
make
...
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4answers
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How to compile a .java file
How can I compile a .java file. What programs will I need and if I need java jdk I need help installing that. I'm very new to ubuntu so any program I need to install I will need a tutorial on how to ...
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1answer
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How to enable RELRO support?
We have been trying to build a LFS system on 12.04 64-bit. In the configuration stage of glibc, I receive the error
configure: error: linker with -z relro support required
How can I enable the ...
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0answers
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Compiling RT2870 Wireless driver
While trying to compile RT2870 I am getting following error. Please help.
note: expected ‘UCHAR **’ but argument is of type ‘UCHAR *’
I am using Ubuntu 12.04, 64bit.
Kernel Version: ...
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1answer
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Error with trying to compile with make.(This also includes a snapshot after doing apt-get update)
This is the error I get:
Fetched 120 kB in 1min 1s (1,937 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://update.yuuguu.com hardy Release: The following signatures couldn't ...
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3answers
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Compiling C++ inside a folder in Ubuntu 12.04
I have some question about compiling .cpp inside a folder, it says
first.cpp No such file or directory
but when I run it in home it compiles. Any settings I might have left out? Thanks.
Here's ...
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1answer
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How do i install Broadcom wireless driver after compile a custom kernel?
i have compiled a custom kernel(ck-patchs,ubuntu-patchs) for my netbook, everything workis good, but not wireless, i can't install "Wireless Broadcom STA driver" i got this message :
Desculpe, a ...
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Problem building Vim using Mercurial ('abort: unknown revision 'unstable'!')
I am trying to build Vim using this guide. However, I ran into a problem while following the instructions under the 'Building Vim .debs on Ubuntu/Debian' section, to be specific this line:
hg ...
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How do I compile/run pburn (from Puppy Linux) on Ubuntu 12.04?
recent linux convert running 12.04 LTS
I have used puppy linux in various forms to get me out of trouble and to play with linux and have found the Pburn application bundled with puppy a fantastic and ...
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1answer
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Segment fault error when try to scan host by ettercap
I wanna scan host via ettercap in ubuntu 11.04 but it return following error
Ooops ! This shouldn't happen...
Segmentation Fault...
Please recompile in debug mode, reproduce the bug and send a ...
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getting zlib error when compiling simple-scan
I'm trying to work on the simple-scan code as it crashes a lot for me.
But when runningn make after running autogen.sh i get this error:
make all-recursive
make[1]: Switching to folder ...
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3answers
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Eclipse not creating a binary file when building a simple program
I have a problem with linking and\or running a simple program in my eclipse. I'll try to first give a full description of the setup I'm using, to help identify the problem. Please notice that this is ...
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Install program from tar.bz2 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install a .tar.gz file?
Could someone explain to me in the simplest way possible how to install a program from a .tar.bz2 file? I've looked this up and went ...
