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Why can't I find termcap library when I build gdb?
make and then failed with:
configure: error: no termcap library found, but that termcap lib is just there, why can't make find it?
checking for library containing zlibVersion... -lz
checking zlib.h ...
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Why did rtorrent fail to build?
I am not root, so I have to build rtorrent from source and hope to install it in my home directory, but it failed, why?
[mirror@hugemeow rtorrent]$ ls
AUTHORS autogen.sh ChangeLog configure.ac ...
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How to compile GTK2 on Linux machine without administrator privileges?
I'm working on a "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)" machine, which has GVim version 6.4.6, which is quite old, and not supported by some plugins.
This is a corporate machine, and no one will ...
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How to update autoconf if I don't have root privilege?
Failed to run autoreconf -iv, for i am using a old autoconf, but i can not update it using system package manager since i am not root
so how to update autoconf from 2.59 to 2.64?
error message when ...
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Why did I fail to build ctags for vim?
I got the latest, unreleased version of the ctags source code from the svn repository using
svn co https://ctags.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/ctags
I ran ./configure, which failed with the following ...
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How do install POEdit on CentOS 7?
I want to install POEdit on CentOS 7.
After running ./configure, I receive a message about several libraries not being installed, such as wxWidgets and Boost. I've installed these libraries and it ...
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Stuck on "checking the maximum length of command line arguments..." when running make on MSYS2
I am working with an autotools project.
It works on the CI however, when I run it on my work PC it freezes when running make
checking for af77... no
checking for xlf90... no
checking for f90... no
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What should I do in order to build curl without an error?
This failed when I run ./buildconf
The error information is as follows:
[mirror@home curl]$ ls
acinclude.m4 CMakeLists.txt GIT-INFO MacOSX-Framework packages TODO-RELEASE
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Why gdb is bind to fixed version of autoconf?
Edit 1: I am trying to build gdb from source.
Why can't I use autoconf 2.65 instead of 2.64? It is confusing:(
/var/lib/gforge/chroot/home/users/mirror/ins/ins-autoconf/bin/autoreconf -iv
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autotools dosnt create Makefile.im or Makefile on new computer
So i have a problem compiling my software project on my new computer. Unfortunately my old computer is broken and i have to use the new one.
My Problem is, that i cant build my software project the ...
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How to run autotools from a nonstandard directory?
I'm trying to build a library on a remote CI server, but I don't have root privileges. The library requires autoconf, automake and libtool packages to be installed. I can't do that with apt-get ...
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Speeding up ./configure script restarts when it fails
How to optimize restarting of ./configure script when it fails?
E.g. start ./configure to figure out missing dependency; start it again to figure out the next missing dependency and so on. If we ...
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Why did I fail to build boost from source? [closed]
This issue is not the same as https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7644205/is-it-possible-to-have-an-unrelated-autotools-project-inside-an-autotools-projec
The error message is as follows:
[mirror@...