Topic: Compiling packages (using make install)

[hansi500]

Hi there,

I want to install a program, which I cannot find a rpm for. I suppose I have to compile the program (using
tar -xvzf programname.gz
./configure
make install
install

- however, I do not have a C compiler. What do I need, to get this - is there a "must-have" compiler package to compile the package?

B.R.

Hans-Henrik

[egerards]

Just recently I installed the gcc compiler on my SME box (wanted to compile & install NTOP 3.1).

I installed the following RPMs:

cpp-2.96-113.i386.rpm
gcc-2.96-113.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.2.5-44.i386.rpm  
kernel-headers-2.4.9-34.i386.rpm
kernel-source-2.4.20-18.7.i386.rpm

It took some effort to find all the RPMs, but finally I succeeded.  
If necessary I will make the RPMs available on my server for download; just let me know.

[the_mad_prof]

Thanks for that - very handy, as I wanted to compile the driver for my dlink 530t card.  I've dropped these on my server at http://www.loachfamily.co.uk/downloads

edited the site for downloads as I've just norked my server!