when that says "src directory" it means the directory into which you extracted the package you downloaded. for example, if you have a file called programsource.tar.gz in your /home directory, you would do something like the following..
# cd /home # tar zxvf programsource.tar.gz <-- this extracts the source package # cd programsource <-- new directory created by tar #./configure Hope that helps On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:32:28 +0000 (UTC), Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paulo Sequeira <psequeira <at> racsa.co.cr> writes: > > > > > Donald wrote: > > > I am a newbie for cygwin.When I try to typed ./configure, it shows that. > > > > > > "$ ./configure" > > > "bash: ./configure: No such file or directory" > > > > > > Is there missing some packages of cygwin? > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > > where are you running that command from? Most likely, you won't find a > > configure file in home, unless you've deliverately put one there. > > > > what are you trying to configure? > > > > I have typed "./configure" under /usr/src > I try to install a program but I don't have any experience on compiling a > program. :( > > The readme of the program said : > > Build > ----- > > Goto the "src" directory and run "./configure". When this finishs > successfully, run "make". > > But when I typed "./configure" , > "bash: ./configure: No such file or directory" > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
