[wellylug] Suse 10 & GCC

[Bill Christiansen]

On 11/17/05, Bill Christiansen <bill.christiansen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 11/17/05, Bill Christiansen <bill.christiansen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 11/17/05, David Harrison < david.harrison at stress-free.co.nz> wrote:
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> > > By default compilers are not installed.
> > > Using Yast you should install make, c-devel and gcc.
> > > If you select any one of those packages the dependency resolution
> > > routine should select everything you need to start compiling.
> > > Just remember that the header packages for any library are usually
> > > separate to the library.
> > > If you want to compile something that requires specific libraries
> > > make sure you install the respective -devel package for that library.
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> > > David
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> > > Thanks,
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> > It turned out I had disabled my dvd source thinking it would be able to
> > get the packages from ftp since ftp is working for updates but I re-enabled
> > the dvd source and now search in Yast2 can find the required packages. I
> > will have to work out the correct format for adding the mirror sources.
> > Bill
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> Well I did compile gnome-ppp but it needed to be run setuid to enable it
> to start pppd which being a gtk+ app didn't like but then I realised I could
> just install kppp even if I'm running Gnome, so I did and it works :)
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Just in case I put anyone crook with this thread, I've since discovered the
preffered modem dialer for Suse is Kinternet which does in fact work quite
nicely.
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