problem in installation of software fedora 15

[JD]

On 06/27/2011 08:10 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
> On 06/27/2011 09:26 PM, Shailesh Srivastava wrote:
>>   I want to install using  ./configure ,make, make install  instead of yum
>    Why? What is your goal?
>
>> I am trying to install gedit (tar.bz2) using following command
>> 1) tar xvjf package name (run successfully )
>> 2)cd package (run successfully )
>> 3) ./configure  (run successfully )
>> 4) make  ( error :  "" make: *** No targets specified and no makefile
>> found.  Stop."")
>>   plzzzzz help me
>>
>   Honestly - if you don't know how to deal with make and makefiles - why
> are you  insistent on doing this instead of following the wonderful
> advice people here are giving you -
>
>    i.e. yum install gedit.
>
>   I mean - seriously - if you cannot fly - don't try pilot the plane -
> get a cup of coffee and relax in the cabin .. and yum install gedit.
Wonder if the OP is a newb to Linux package building
and is trying to learn something.