installing Xine

[jery_wang]

okay, so i downloaded my tarball and unrolled it with the tar xfvz command... but now when i go to the directory i just created xine-lib-1.0 and try to run ./configure the terminal runs thru a buch of "checking this...checking that..." and at the end it returns the following error:

configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in path

i'm running commands per the tutorial http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#BUILDING

of course i will keep searching for answers but i thought i'd try here since i've had great results with this community.

thanks and happy hacking!
Chris

[Craig White]

On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 04:36 +0100, iurodivii wrote:
> okay, so i downloaded my tarball and unrolled it with the tar xfvz command... but now when i go to the directory i just created xine-lib-1.0 and try to run ./configure the terminal runs thru a buch of "checking this...checking that..." and at the end it returns the following error:
>
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in path
>
> i'm running commands per the tutorial http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#BUILDING
>
> of course i will keep searching for answers but i thought i'd try here since i've had great results with this community.
>
> thanks and happy hacking!
> Chris

----
seems to me that if you have to ask about C compiler, you would be far
better off using one of the repositories to handle the installation and
all dependencies - it's rather simple.

http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installsoftware

sort of gets there... get yum configured or use install apt

and something like a 'yum --enablerepo=dag install xine'

a whole lot simpler

Now if you really want to install via tarball and deal with all that,
you will need things like gcc
(on my FC-3 system)
# rpm -qa|grep gcc
libgcc-3.4.2-6.fc3
gcc-gnat-3.4.2-6.fc3
compat-gcc-8-3.3.4.2
gcc-3.4.2-6.fc3
gcc-g77-3.4.2-6.fc3
compat-gcc-c++-8-3.3.4.2
gcc-java-3.4.2-6.fc3
gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3

Craig

[Jeff Vian]

On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 04:36 +0100, iurodivii wrote:
> okay, so i downloaded my tarball and unrolled it with the tar xfvz command... but now when i go to the directory i just created xine-lib-1.0 and try to run ./configure the terminal runs thru a buch of "checking this...checking that..." and at the end it returns the following error:
>
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in path
>
> i'm running commands per the tutorial http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#BUILDING
>
> of course i will keep searching for answers but i thought i'd try here since i've had great results with this community.
>
> thanks and happy hacking!
> Chris

Why not us the xine rpm from dag's yum repository?

Saves compiling, and also allows download and install of the various
plugins for such things as mp3, dvd, etc.
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[Jared Buck]

On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 04:36 +0100, iurodivii wrote:
> okay, so i downloaded my tarball and unrolled it with the tar xfvz command... but now when i go to the directory i just created xine-lib-1.0 and try to run ./configure the terminal runs thru a buch of "checking this...checking that..." and at the end it returns the following error:
>
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in path
>
> i'm running commands per the tutorial http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#BUILDING
>
> of course i will keep searching for answers but i thought i'd try here since i've had great results with this community.
>
> thanks and happy hacking!
> Chris
>
> -- 
> This is an email sent via the webforum on http://fcp.homelinux.org

Get yourself a copy of GCC (which is the standard compiler for Linux).
Without a compiler, your programs won't compile worth a d**n.

Pick up a copy here http://gcc.gnu.org/.  I'm not sure exactly where the
binaries for GCC are in this site, but they're around somewhere.  Try
checking the CVS repository for the site.

Jared

[Johnathan Bailes]

On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:49:27 -0800, Jared Buck  wrote:
> Get yourself a copy of GCC (which is the standard compiler for Linux).
> Without a compiler, your programs won't compile worth a d**n.
>
> Pick up a copy here http://gcc.gnu.org/.  I'm not sure exactly where the
> binaries for GCC are in this site, but they're around somewhere.  Try
> checking the CVS repository for the site.
>
> Jared

Uh, you could also use yum I believe as well to get gcc and other
stuff but it might be worth the trip back to the old install discs and
the Install programs app to get all the Development stuff at once.

Isn't there an option to install all those bits at one time.  Not sure
since I never install linux without a compiler.

Every system should have a compiler.

[Jeff Guilfoyle]

> Uh, you could also use yum I believe as well to get gcc and 
> other stuff but it might be worth the trip back to the old 
> install discs and the Install programs app to get all the 
> Development stuff at once.

Just run 'up2date gcc' and it will install the latest gcc as well as any
dependant packages.  'Course, it will have to download them, which can take
a while, so make sure you aren't using one of the mirrors located on another
continent.
> Every system should have a compiler.

Hmm... Not so sure about that one...  I've found on my 'production' systems
it's much safer to not allow programmers to make changes to code and compile
on that box!  But for a general purpose box with a
reasonably-technically-savvy user it's tough to get by without a compiler
(and the kernel-source as well!).

--jeff

[Markku Kolkka]

Johnathan Bailes kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika lauantai, 12. 
helmikuuta 2005 16:29):
> Isn't there an option to install all those bits at one time.

# yum groupinstall "Development Tools"

[Jeff Vian]

On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 08:42 -0600, Jeff Guilfoyle wrote:
> > Uh, you could also use yum I believe as well to get gcc and 
> > other stuff but it might be worth the trip back to the old 
> > install discs and the Install programs app to get all the 
> > Development stuff at once.
>
> Just run 'up2date gcc' and it will install the latest gcc as well as any
> dependant packages.  'Course, it will have to download them, which can take
> a while, so make sure you aren't using one of the mirrors located on another
> continent.

What does another continent have to do with it?

I often find better download rates from sites overseas than I do here in
the US since our local sites are frequently overloaded with downloads.
> --jeff

[jery_wang]

I am replying to Jeff (#3) where he recommended:
> Why not us the xine rpm from dag's yum repository?
>
> Saves compiling, and also allows download and install of the various
> plugins for such things as mp3, dvd, etc.

and this is what DAG's FAQ (found at http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/FAQ.php#B) is attempting to teach me:
> What is Yum and how do I use it ?
> Yum is an update-tool written in python. It is younger than Apt, and still lacks some advanced features like pinning and scripting. It also requires at least 128MB RAM to work properly and doesn't have a graphical front-end yet.
>
> You can download Yum from the Freshrpms repository, at: http://apt.freshrpms.net/
>
> If you've installed Yum, please add the following section to /etc/yum.conf:
>
> [dag] 
> name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag

I have installed yum but...I am not sure how to "add the following section to /etc/yum.conf:"

what is the command to do so?

and following the command, do i type 
"[dag] 
name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag"

all on one line, verbatim, in my terminal?

I know that i am an obvious wannabe but if anyone's bored enough i'd love the help

Chris

[Rick Stevens]

iurodivii wrote:
> I am replying to Jeff (#3) where he recommended:
> > Why not us the xine rpm from dag's yum repository?
> >
> > Saves compiling, and also allows download and install of the various
> > plugins for such things as mp3, dvd, etc.
>
> and this is what DAG's FAQ (found at http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/FAQ.php#B) is attempting to teach me:
> > What is Yum and how do I use it ?
> > Yum is an update-tool written in python. It is younger than Apt, and still lacks some advanced features like pinning and scripting. It also requires at least 128MB RAM to work properly and doesn't have a graphical front-end yet.
> >
> > You can download Yum from the Freshrpms repository, at: http://apt.freshrpms.net/
> >
> > If you've installed Yum, please add the following section to /etc/yum.conf:
> >
> > [dag] 
> > name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
>
> I have installed yum but...I am not sure how to "add the following section to /etc/yum.conf:"
>
> what is the command to do so?
>
> and following the command, do i type 
> "[dag] 
> name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag"
>
> all on one line, verbatim, in my terminal?
>
> I know that i am an obvious wannabe but if anyone's bored enough i'd love the help

Edit the "/etc/yum.conf" file.  Add:

[dag]
    name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core
    baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag

to the end of that file.  Use the entries already in the file as
examples.
> Chris