Topic: make command

[sander]

i installed perl and cpan.
It wants from me the location of the command make?

Does anyone know where it is or is some kind of an other file that does the same thing (maybe GET ???)

thanks
sander

[Luke Drumm]

Make is (fairly) standard tool to help in the compilation of software. (Usually C and C++ software).

SME does not install any C/C++ compilation material in order to minimise the space required and security issues.

A search of these forums for words such as "compiler" and "gcc" should reveal tips on what is required to install Make and the other compiler related stuff.

Until you do install a C/C++ compiler, you may have to restrict your Perl installations to either pre-compiled rpms or packages that don't require compilation.

Regards,
Luke

[Wietse]

In reaction to this question, I will post the answer I asked a few days ago here, which worked perfectly (thanks to Jean-François!!)

Greets,
Wietse


This was the first package I installed, if I remember without any problem.
I found it on Redhat web site, URL
http://www.redhat.com/swr/i386/make-3.79.1-5.i386_dl.html
You can download the file with a
wget
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.0/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/make-3.79.1-5.i386.rpm


Good luck

Jean-François