The printer is a HP F2180 All in one
The suggested driver is contained in hplip-2.8.9
The computer is a Dell Optiplex GX100 with 256MB RAM
Puppy is v4.0
Opened the terminal Rxvt and changed to the Directory in which hplip-2.8.9 resides. Typed ./configure and after a while got an error message. The config.log file is as follows:
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This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
It was created by HP Linux Imaging and Printing configure 2.8.9, which was generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61. Invocation command line was
$ ./configure
## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##
hostname = puppypc
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.21.7
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Sun Feb 24 10:22:08 GMT-8 2008
/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown
/bin/arch = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/X11R7/bin
PATH: /root/my-applications/bin
PATH: /opt/samba/bin
## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##
configure
checking for a BSD-compatible installconfigure
result: /usr/bin/ginstall -cconfigure
checking whether build environment is saneconfigure
result: yesconfigure
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -pconfigure
result: ./install-sh -c -dconfigure
checking for gawkconfigure
found /bin/gawkconfigure
result: gawkconfigure
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)configure
result: noconfigure
checking build system typeconfigure
result: i686-pc-linux-gnuoldldconfigure
checking host system typeconfigure
result: i686-pc-linux-gnuoldldconfigure
checking for style of include used by makeconfigure
result: noneconfigure
checking for gccconfigure
result: noconfigure
checking for ccconfigure
result: noconfigure
checking for cl.execonfigure
result: noconfigure
error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATHSee `config.log' for more details.
## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##
ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_env_CCC_set=
ac_cv_env_CCC_value=
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_value=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_value=
ac_cv_env_DBUS_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_DBUS_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_DBUS_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_DBUS_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_F77_set=
ac_cv_env_F77_value=
ac_cv_env_FFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_FFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_value=
ac_cv_env_PYTHONINCLUDEDIR_set=
ac_cv_env_PYTHONINCLUDEDIR_value=
ac_cv_env_PYTHON_set=
ac_cv_env_PYTHON_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=no
## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##
ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /root/Downloads/hplip-2.8.9/missing --run aclocal-1.10'
AMDEPBACKSLASH='\'
AMDEP_FALSE='#'
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /root/Downloads/hplip-2.8.9/missing --run tar'
APDK_AUTO_INCLUDE_FLAG=''
APDK_ENDIAN_FLAG=''
AR=''
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /root/Downloads/hplip-2.8.9/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /root/Downloads/hplip-2.8.9/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /root/Downloads/hplip-2.8.9/missing --run automake-1.10'
AWK='gawk'
CC=''
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CXX=''
CXXCPP=''
CXXDEPMODE=''
CXXFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DARWIN_BUILD_FALSE=''
DARWIN_BUILD_TRUE=''
DBUS_CFLAGS=''
DBUS_LIBS=''
DEFS=''
DEPDIR='.deps'
DOC_BUILD_FALSE=''
DOC_BUILD_TRUE=''
ECHO='echo'
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
F77=''
FAX_BUILD_FALSE=''
FAX_BUILD_TRUE=''
FFLAGS=''
FOOMATIC_DRV_INSTALL_FALSE=''
FOOMATIC_DRV_INSTALL_TRUE=''
FOOMATIC_PPD_INSTALL_FALSE=''
FOOMATIC_PPD_INSTALL_TRUE=''
GREP=''
GUI_BUILD_FALSE=''
GUI_BUILD_TRUE=''
HPLIP_BUILD_FALSE=''
HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LIBTOOL=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /root/Downloads/hplip-2.8.9/missing --run makeinfo'
NETWORK_BUILD_FALSE=''
NETWORK_BUILD_TRUE=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='hplip'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='2.8.9.0'
PACKAGE_NAME='HP Linux Imaging and Printing'
PACKAGE_STRING='HP Linux Imaging and Printing 2.8.9'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='hplip'
PACKAGE_VERSION='2.8.9'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PKG_CONFIG=''
PYTHON=''
PYTHONINCLUDEDIR=''
PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX=''
PYTHON_PLATFORM=''
PYTHON_PREFIX=''
PYTHON_VERSION=''
QT3_INSTALL_FALSE=''
QT3_INSTALL_TRUE=''
QT4_INSTALL_FALSE=''
QT4_INSTALL_TRUE=''
RANLIB=''
RIP_INSTALL_FALSE=''
RIP_INSTALL_TRUE=''
SCAN_BUILD_FALSE=''
SCAN_BUILD_TRUE=''
SED=''
SET_MAKE='MAKE=make'
SHADOW_BUILD_FALSE=''
SHADOW_BUILD_TRUE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
VERSION='2.8.9'
abs_datadir=''
abs_docdir=''
abs_drvdir=''
abs_hpppddir=''
abs_ppddir=''
abs_sbindir=''
ac_ct_CC=''
ac_ct_CXX=''
ac_ct_F77=''
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__fastdepCXX_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCXX_TRUE=''
am__include='#'
am__isrc=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
bb_build=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnuoldld'
build_vendor='pc'
cups11_build=''
cupsbackenddir=''
cupsfilterdir=''
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
dbus_build=''
doc_build=''
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
drvdir=''
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
fax_build=''
foomatic_drv_install=''
foomatic_filter=''
foomatic_ppd_install=''
foomatic_rip_hplip_install=''
gui_build=''
host='i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnuoldld'
host_vendor='pc'
hpaio_version=''
hpdocdir=''
hpppddir=''
htmldir='${docdir}'
icondir=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
install_sh='$(SHELL) /root/Downloads/hplip-2.8.9/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
mkdir_p='$(top_builddir)/./install-sh -c -d'
network_build=''
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
pkgpyexecdir=''
pkgpythondir=''
platform=''
pp_build=''
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
pyexecdir=''
pythondir=''
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
scan_build=''
shadow_build=''
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
systraydir=''
target_alias=''
ui_toolkit=''
## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##
#define PACKAGE_NAME "HP Linux Imaging and Printing"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "hplip"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.8.9"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "HP Linux Imaging and Printing 2.8.9"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "2.8.9.0"
#define PACKAGE "hplip"
#define VERSION "2.8.9"
configure: exit 1
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From my limited knowledge of how to read a logfile, it appears that "gcc" and/or "c" and/or "cl.exe" are missing.
If this is correct, is there a Puppy repository from which I may download them, please?
If my assumption is wrong - and that is quite likely- would someone please point out what I should do next.
Regards from New Zealand on a very sunny Monday afternooon.
tenfoot
). Looked here again and found Billwho's [post. Taking his advice, the driver installed successfully. Once I get off the Forum, I'll have a go at printing.