On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, PATRICK DAHIROC wrote: > Hi > > I recently asked for help concerning PPP dial up and you suggested that I > use DUNC for this. I already have unpacked the source code in my system > but when I ran "make" the only it did was move the source code to > /usr/bin; the code itself was not compiled. Am I forgetting to do > something to compile the code when I run "make"? > > Thanks for the help > Patrick > >
I have no idea why you downloaded the source package instead of the "binary" package, but they both come with documentation. Please read it. It explains everything. The quick explanation is that dunc 2.2 is a bourne shell script that uses the dialog package (binary -- not the source package) do create a simple, menu driven automated PPP setup easily (in theory). All debian packages are available in "binary" form so that you can just install them using dpkg, or dselect, and not have to ever compile anything. That's the whole point of having a package system. I don't think Solaris would be doing so well if everyone needed to compile the darned software they needed to keep their enterprise going ;) The dppp script is another bourne shell script in the same vein that aims to give the user a simple interface to selecting a connection for dialup (once created using dunc.) After dunc creates the connection, you need only do "dppp -s" in the future to connect. I hope that helps, but you should really read the docs. Incidentally, I don't think the source package installs anything in /bin (at least it shouldn't). Instead, the make file is targetted at creating the binary .deb file. If one has been made, just do "dpkg -i dunc_2.2_i386.deb". Cheers, -- "Until we extend the circle of our compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace" -Albert Schweitzer Richard G. Roberto -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
