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Gordie · Last edited by Gordie on Sun 11 Feb 2018, 13:54; edited 1 time in total

Slacko64 6.9.9.9
Frugal install to hdd

I am trying to get familiar with compiling my own software in Puppy Linux. For years I have been doing this with Slackware and so am not entirely inept. I have the devx sfs loaded. The sfs manager got it and loaded it.
Here is what I get:
./configure --prefix=/usr No such file or directory

./configure: No such file or directory

./configure --help No such file or directory

Seems something is missing but what?

mikeslr

Hi Gordie,

While having my first cup of coffee, I was scanning for "Today" in the right-most column to see what's new so chanced upon your post and opened it because 'Meltdown and Spectre' being in the news --the 'fix' requiring that kernels be patched-- I've became curious about what compiling is about and what puppy fans are doing about them. I opened your post within a few minutes of reading this one by accident-- it was on the top of the page which opened*: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=981122#981122 Note the second line, emphasis added; 64-bit kernel 4.14.15 with CONFIG_PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION=y.

I had already thought "that's curious". Why would anyone do that?

Wondered are they related? And being something new, is this an approach by Slackware in response to 'Meltdown & Spectre'.

Of course, as this is an area in which I'm deep in the weeds, feel free to ignore this post.

mikesLr

* I said this was while having my first cup of coffee. The process 'scroll to post you're looking for' hadn't as yet reflexively kicked in. Embarassed

Gordie

Keef · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 976 Location: Staffordshire

What are you trying to compile? Is there actually a configure script in the current directory. I have sometimes assumed there is one without checking first.

matchpoint · Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 169

Hi Gordie,

Along with Keefs`post, clicking the ` (or back quote) key in any directory opens a terminal in that directory.

Gordie · Posted: Sun 11 Feb 2018, 13:53 Post subject:

Gordie · Posted: Tue 13 Feb 2018, 12:34 Post subject:

I was able to compile, test run and make packages for a couple of programs.
Seems that years of using SlackBuilds has made me rusty and my 65 year old brain is like swiss cheese. The biggest problem I had when I posted this thread is that I was dog tired and the hour was later than late. I really should not do anything when I am tired.

When I saw what was wrong I was embarrassed to say the least