[Etherape-users] Re: compiling

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For Stephen Flynn and all those having a hard time compiling EtherApe :

> checking for gnorba libraries... yes
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
cannot
> crea
> [root@ind_afa_bbx etherape-0.4.6]#

You mean cannot crea(...) what? Either your shell went head first against a wall, or Juan thought it would be too simple for us if he gave us the whole message ;P

Probably I'm just new to the list, and I only got the first part of that line because the web-based archive reading tool at GeoCrawler truncates at eighty chars or something like that. Not a big deal though, as you could have guessed what goes on by searching for that error message in the ./configure file :

Browsing through ./configure, you'll find that error message related to the var "$ac_cv_prog_cc_works", which should mean you can compile but you can't link!

As you're using RedHat 6.1 I guess you got KDE installed? If yes, good point. If not, do it at once, and stop using command-line "rpm". Use kpackage instead, it verifies dependencies between packages and shows you "classified" packages where you should find the one or two you're missing. In your case it's almost certainly ***binutils***, which contains the linker, among other necessary tools.

Be aware that kpackage ISN'T the "absolute remedy" and is still a tough animal, ready to jump on you and proudly announce that it cannot install the package 'cos it has numerous uninstalled dependant packages. No automatic installation, search-and-install-one-at-a-time is on its way. Keep the faith and install MOST development/tools, you'll need them sooner or later.

HTH,
Easyfusion SAS,
A.Mockel, another happy etherape user.