Compling tar.gz In Ubuntu

[Giarc86]

I downloaded xmms and zinf mpeg players, but i cant get them to compile.. I unpack them and change to the required directory then execute ./configure but it comes up with errors, tried with both.. Would it be due to the fact that im running ubuntu in windows with that in windows install that comes with 8.04, and not on a seperate partion?
Using windows at the moment, when im back in ubuntu ill post the errors

Thanks

 

[MyWorld]

It should not be a problem, the most obvious reason is that there are a few libs or dependencies not installed that may be required for the configuration of both. Have you read the "Install" file to see if all the dependencies are met?

Post the error here as well, a crude way to capture the output:
# ./configure > error_message

Now you can open error_message with any text editor for easily posting the error or just upload the file somewhere if it is a huge output.

 

[milomak]

don't know about zinf, but i would have thought xmms is in the repos.

 

[Giarc86]

I did look but only found a xmms tray app manager icon thing

This is the error:
desktop :~/Apps/xmms-1.2.11$ ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for prefix by checking for xmms... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

Thanks

 

[The_Unbeliever]

make config
make install (or just make)

tried that?

have you got an C compiler installed?

 

[(o\_!_/o)]

don't know about zinf, but i would have thought xmms is in the repos.

gru@ogre:~$ sudo apt-get install xmms
[sudo] password for gru:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package xmms is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package xmms has no installation candidate

 

[w1z4rd]

Um.. you cant compile a tar.gz. Thats a zipped file. Have you extracted the file?

Oh wait it looks like you did. Where are you compiling that file? Are you doing it from sudo? or in your home directory?

Also.. why not use apt-get?

 

[MyWorld]

checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

make sure gcc is installed on your computer and configured properly.

After you installed GCC....

#gcc-config -c  (what compiler is currently in use)
#gcc-config -l   (list all available profiles)

If the most current one is active and you just installed it:
#gcc-config -f
#env-update

Try again

 

[dadecoza]

I downloaded xmms and zinf mpeg players, but i cant get them to compile.. I unpack them and change to the required directory then execute ./configure but it comes up with errors, tried with both.. Would it be due to the fact that im running ubuntu in windows with that in windows install that comes with 8.04, and not on a seperate partion?
Using windows at the moment, when im back in ubuntu ill post the errors

Thanks

sudo -s
apt-get update
apt-cache search zinf
apt-cache search xmms

seems to me that both the applications you are looking for can be installed with apt. I would suggest installing mplayerfor movies it supports almost all codecs and helix-player for music.

but if you really want to compile ...
apt-get install build-essential
./configure
make
make install

 

[Giarc86]

lol i gave up and just installed audicity or whatever it is.. apparently xmms is now audicity anyway.
But thanks for the help