Gnome Basic

[amtrac24]

Hey guys,

I am having trouble installing gnome basic i get the extraction file but i dont know what the command is to compile the thing. There are no documents telling me what the command is to compile and build it. If anyone knows or has any ideas please let me know.


-Jason

[krohnjw]

if it is source give it a ./configure, make, make install and see what turns up Otherwise look for any executeable scripts if a Makefile doesnt exist.

[nukes]

you mean this? http://www.gnome.org/projects/gb/
Looking at it it seems its only distributed via CVS atm.
To compile it change to the directory you fetched it into, and type:

./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make install

If indeed you did grab the archive (which is what you said) you will need to untar it. If it is a tar.gz file, use this:

tar zxf gnome-basic-tarball.tar.gz

if it's tar.bz2 then use:

tar xjf gnome-basic-tarball.tar.bz2

Obviously replace the filename with that of the actual file.
This should create a directory called gnome-basic-0.0.20 or something. cd into that dir and install it with the steps above.

[amtrac24]

Your awesome nukes...


./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make install



for prefix=/usr -->we would sub in user name for usr???

so if the user name is jason it would be:

./configure --prefix=/jason


that right? or no?

also the make and make install are typed after the first line is ran??

thanks for the help nukes. You taught me something that I have been wanting to know forever, and no one that I knew , knew how to build the thing.

-Jason

[willy_ph]

prefix just means the directory that you want it installed to, not the username.

[amtrac24]

guys i just got home and i cant find the extract file.

The only thing i can get to is cvs where there are many folders and files. Do i have to save all the files by right clicking and hitting save target??? anyone know?? thanx for the help guys, im really looking forward to using this program.

-jason