On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, Stephen Smethurst wrote:
Hello all,my first posting 'cos I get off the starting line. I hope someone
can help
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* Tried to install from source:
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Running Fedora Core 4, gcc-4.0.0-8, source says my compiler isn't good
enough.
Steve,
Hm-m-m. That's not likely. gcc-3.3.6 is installed on my Slackware boxes
and LyX-1.4.2 built as flawlessly as did the others.
I suggest that you try it again. Begin with './configure --help | less'
and look at the options available to you. I'd highly recommend one to use:
--with-frontend=qt. The advantage of building from source is that it will
build with the library versions you have on your system. Tell us what this
step reports.
Then, instead of running 'make install,' use Google to find a copy of
'checkinstall.' This tool replaces 'make install,' and makes a package for
Slackware, Debian, or Red Hat. It doesn't install the package, but lets you
do it yourself. I used it with the latter until I left RH at 7.3 and
migrated to Slackware about three years ago. Now I use it with Slackware and
it registers applications I build locally with the package database.
HTH,
Rich
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