Installing issue with tar.gz files
Craig White
craigwhite at azapple.com
Sat Feb 12 23:20:19 UTC 2005
On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 17:38 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 12 February 2005 12:54, Kumara wrote:
> >Hi list
> >Could someone tell me how to compile/install packages that comes in
> > tar.gz Ex. I have asterisk tar.gz source file but don't know how to
> > install it. could someone give me steps to go ahead.
> >
> >I'm fairly familiar installations with rpm packages (but not
> > src.rpm) hope your assistance
> >Mohan
>
> Generally speaking, a tar.gz file is going to be the srcs, not the
> executables. To install that will require that you have the
> 'development' packages installed into your system so that you have
> the compiler and other tools required to build and install that
> package on your system
>
> Bear in mind that rpm will have no knowledge of anything installed by
> this method. That doesn't mean its 1005 bad to do, and ai have quite
> a bit of stuff so installed on this system.
>
> Anyway, if the package has all the tools in it, the installation then
> is a matter of unpacking the tarball, with a command like 'tar xzf
> name_of_tarball.tar.gz', then cd'ing to the directory made by the
> unpack, probably the same as the tarballs name without the tar.gz on
> the end of it.
>
> Once there, do
>
> ./configure(enterkey)
>
> it will spit out a whole bunch of stuff while it finds the resources
> it need on your machine. When its done, hopefully without reporting
> a failure, then:
>
> make(enterkey)
>
> When thats done, also without reporting a failure:
>
> make install(enterkey)
>
> Will install the program, and generally, all you have to do to run it
> is name-of-program(enterkey) and it should run.
>
> Its not always that easy of course, but the learning experience of
> figuring out what went toes up, and fixing it, often with the help of
> a mailing list such as this one, but who's focus is the program under
> the spotlight, is invaluable, both from the learning standpoint for
> you, and the level of the help available should you stick up your
> hand and wave at one of the 'teachers'.
----
This explanation leaves out the most single important instruction of
all.
In virtually all cases, a tarball will have a README or an INSTALL file
and in many cases, both. Reading INSTALL is almost always essential.
Reading the README file is just generally a smart thing to do. Checking
them out 'before' you run ./configure, make etc. is what smart people
do.
Craig
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