From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 9 16:58:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A50F81065675 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:58:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from valentin.bud@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f208.google.com (mail-bw0-f208.google.com [209.85.218.208]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BDC98FC17 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:58:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from valentin.bud@gmail.com) Received: by bwz4 with SMTP id 4so134897bwz.43 for ; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:58:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=m9HeI/R0amfof9zVG902GGtZ8ZWtC6Gogz+5faCCODw=; b=A4028eW9SaXr4Z7UHJ6/bqDmdY1SkU4CKvssdb1sFeWCbStVYdiLT/KGO+Gu6MNs8J a7igFcdoQluKKuq9FhcYmt8XMrEN6tl9rWbMYPOS4l7q7D8O9ocjRA42wTZYlnGsiT5u lwsYxcW/ZGAajQJQSuFwNM1K4DOyi7N4PkQ9Y= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=jn7p+K4caLEwuPmx3deS9zHCCwIgin+owulDHAEP3lSZfwq5MW9EpawhYl8S8eCEI8 xrhUChBWoqTHEeCJGj/270daW6ptn3kxyeQzKy5IaJUGsY4bjmO4IzjxT1XLcK4llJ7W UovkdTgD14iduzLFFJ5Np+kJYn/isQI3S+1UQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.215.15 with SMTP id s15mr212510muq.118.1244566732136; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:58:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87k53lnytc.fsf@kobe.laptop> References: <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793EF0E@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> <87k53lnytc.fsf@kobe.laptop> From: Valentin Bud Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:58:32 +0300 Message-ID: <139b44430906090958y224fcb4cs7f0380ab5a747440@mail.gmail.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Gary Gatten , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT - help w configure, make, etc. 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: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:58:53 -0000 On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:38:23 -0500, "Gary Gatten" > wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm basically a novice at the whole configure/make process. I've > > hacked my way through some errors in the past, but I can't get past > > this one. It used the GNU auto tools and the configure script has a > > bunch of shell, c, sed, awk, etc. stuff that's k1lling me! > > > > Anyway, I can't get past this error and the app developers/users > > aren't offering "timely" help, so if anyone here is interested in > > debugging a configure script and helping me get this (nTop 3.3.10) > > compiled would be GREATLY appreciated! I'll contact you offlist off > > course! > > Why not `on list'? > > This way we won't have to duplicate the efforts of all the previous > subscribers every time you describe what the problem is. I agree. This might benefit to others. I guess there are lot of people out there that don't really understand make and config so this could be a reference to all of them. I know (and agree) that everybody should RTFM but there are times when the fine manual is just not enough and real world examples provide a thorough understanding. my 7c, v -- network warrior since 2005