On Thursday 16 October 2003 21:32, Karel J. Bosschaart wrote: > On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 04:44:17PM -0400, Charles Swiger wrote: > > On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 06:11 PM, Daniela wrote: > > <snip> > > > >I can't even compile most of the programs on my system, and I'm almost > > >sure it > > >has to do with dependencies in 99% of all cases. How do I find out > > >what ports/programs it depends on? And yes, I have RTFM, but I still > > >have no clue. > > > > Most programs have a README which identifies any dependencies they > > might have. If a Linux package exists for the program (ie, such as an > > RPM), you could also look at that to gain an idea as to the > > dependencies. Beyond that, however, the problem lies in the fact that > > many people don't write particularly portable code, and you will need > > to resolve such issues by patching the program to work under FreeBSD. > > Adding to this: try 'gmake' instead of 'make'. Most programs written > for Linux assume the GNU version of make which is different from BSD > make. gmake is in the ports collection, and if you installed some ports > it is quite likely you already have it as a (build) dependency.
I have the most problems with the configure scripts. They keep telling me that something is missing, but either I don't know where to look for it, or I have it already installed and don't know why the script doesn't find it. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
