From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 8 21:32:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27E6716A420 for ; Wed, 8 Mar 2006 21:32:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2A5F43D5F for ; Wed, 8 Mar 2006 21:32:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from [192.168.2.2] ([69.27.149.254]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k28LUuNY060847; Wed, 8 Mar 2006 15:31:17 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <440F4D06.1030607@daleco.biz> Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:30:46 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20060127 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lawrence Petrykanyn References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie FreeBSD/Linux Question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:32:16 -0000 Lawrence Petrykanyn wrote: > Hi! > > I am a newbie trying to compile the program JACK that is > required for the midi sequencer Rosegarden. This program > (JACK) is not available through the ports collection and is > intended for a Linux system. I am running FreeBSD 5.4 with > linux compatibility supported. Below is is the readme file for > JACK and I have chosen to follow the second option. I have > created the /mnt/ramfs directory and edited my /etc/stab file > as directed. What I don't understand is the last instruction > of the second option listed below, the line that says, > > "add --with-default-tmpdir=/mnt/ramfs to the JACK configure > line when you build it". > > I tried "make --with-default-tmpdir=/mnt/ramfs" and received > a message informing me that this is not correct Make syntax. > > Am I supposed to edit the config file(s) that accompany the > source code? If so, which one(s), config.h.in, configure, > configure.ac or one of the files in the config directory of > this package? > > This is probably a very simple matter, but I have googled > around and cannot find an answer. Any comments, > suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Lawrence Just a wild guess; is it bad English? Have you tried this string when doing "configure" instead of "make"? Perhaps that is what is meant. ./configure --with-default-tmpdir=/mnt/ramfs HTH, but not holding my breath, Kevin Kinsey -- Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. -- George Santayana