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[Vimprobable-users] install newbee problem

[Ludo B. <la...@gm...>]

The demo-video I saw about vimprobable is great, and on the site it's well
explained how to add the ppa via terminal.
So far so good, but after that I'm lost.
I've tried installing with the help of
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html but it doesn't match
with the instructions.

There's no README file, and the INSTALL file isn't clear to me at all.
It says:
1. Edit config.h and Makefile
--> it doesn't say how or why? (I can open 'em in gvim, but don't know what
to edit)
2. make
   You need: libwebkit-1.0 >= 1.1.11
             libgtk+-2.0
             libsoup-2.4
--> checked in synaptic, and it looks like it's all installed (be it
slightly different with gtk-stuff in the name; I guess it's ok)
3. Optionally, make install
--> Here's what I tried:

./configure
bash: ./configure: Bestand of map bestaat niet

make
cc -MMD -c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4`
-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 callbacks.c -o callbacks.o
/bin/sh: 1: pkg-config: not found
In file included from callbacks.c:10:0:
includes.h:10:20: fatale fout: stdlib.h: Bestand of map bestaat niet
compilation terminated.
make: *** [callbacks.o] Fout 1

make install
cc -MMD -c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4`
-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 callbacks.c -o callbacks.o
/bin/sh: 1: pkg-config: not found
In file included from callbacks.c:10:0:
includes.h:10:20: fatale fout: stdlib.h: Bestand of map bestaat niet
compilation terminated.
make: *** [callbacks.o] Fout 1

I'm not totally new to Linux and not afraid of the CLI, but a total
greenhorn with installing stuff otherwise than via synaptic.
So please, the right commands to install in the right location are...?
Thanks on forehand

-- 
Ludo

Re: [Vimprobable-users] install newbee problem

[Hannes S. <ha...@yl...>]

Hi Ludo!

Ludo Beckers <la...@gm...> wrote:
> There's no README file, and the INSTALL file isn't clear to me at all.
> It says:
> 1. Edit config.h and Makefile
> --> it doesn't say how or why? (I can open 'em in gvim, but don't
> know what to edit)

You only need to edit these if you want to customise the browser on
source level. If you're happy with the defaults and the run-time
configuration options, simply skip this step.

> 2. make
>    You need: libwebkit-1.0 >= 1.1.11
>              libgtk+-2.0
>              libsoup-2.4
> --> checked in synaptic, and it looks like it's all installed (be it
> slightly different with gtk-stuff in the name; I guess it's ok)
> 3. Optionally, make install
> --> Here's what I tried:
> 
> ./configure
> bash: ./configure: Bestand of map bestaat niet

Well, INSTALL does not say anything about running a configure script,
does it? So don't. There is none. "Usually" (i.e. following that
tutorial page you read), that script would create a Makefile for you
based on your environment, but as you noticed, Vimprobable already comes
with one.

> make
> cc -MMD -c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4`
> -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 callbacks.c -o callbacks.o
> /bin/sh: 1: pkg-config: not found
> In file included from callbacks.c:10:0:
> includes.h:10:20: fatale fout: stdlib.h: Bestand of map bestaat niet
> compilation terminated.
> make: *** [callbacks.o] Fout 1

You need to install the development versions of the tools and libraries
required by the browser. The first error refers to pkg-config not being
found which you should be able to install through your packet manager.
Then, install the libraries as listed in INSTALL, but the versions
ending in -dev. Since you seem to have virtually no development libs at
all installed on your system so far, this should resolve to quite a
number. After than, try make again.

Hannes