Hi Kare, 2011/10/4 Kåre Edvardsen > Hi Marco. > > In my case I'm trying to install the 'grib_api' package from source > (grib_api-1.9.9.tar.gz) found at > http://www.ecmwf.int/products/data/software/download/grib_api.html > > After unpacking the tar-ball you're supposed to run 'configure' before > installing but 'configure' hangs on "checking for ANSI C header > files..." > > Regards, > Kare > > The output looks like this: > > $ ./configure --prefix=/user/kare/software/ecmwf/lib > 1.9.9 > configuring grib_api 1.9.9 > checking whether build environment is sane... yes > checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c > checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p (snip) > checking for library containing opendir... none required > checking for ANSI C header files... > > > > On ma., 2011-10-03 at 15:18 +0200, Marco Atzeri wrote:
Please do not top-post: http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU Kill configure and take a look at the end of config.log configure logs each check and what it actually does. Csaba -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple