trying to install Gnucash 2.2.0

[Eric Ladner]

You don't have a C compiler installed.  You didn't mention which
distribution you are using, so the generic instructions are "use your
package manager and make sure the development tools are installed"
Generally, look for "gcc" and "g++" and install them.

On 7/22/07, Bob W. Anderson <bobdove at isp.com> wrote:
>
> Derek Atkins wrote:
>
> > #1, Update to 2.0.5 -- 2.0.2 is buggy.
>
> I've downloaded 2.2.0 from Sourceforge.   Extracted it.
> ran    ./configure   and got this result:
>
>          linux-9eu0:/home/bob/Desktop/gnucash-2.2.0 # ./configure
>         checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
>          checking whether build environment is sane... yes
>          checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
>          checking for gawk... gawk
>          checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
>          checking for gcc... no
>         checking for cc... no
>          checking for cl.exe... no
>          configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
>
> I'm kind of lost.   Should I have gnucash in a different folder?  What
> is a C compiler, where could I find it?  What should I do with it if I
> find it?   Or should I do something with $PATH?
>
> Sorry if this sounds pretty dumb, but I haven't actually installed a
> program in the six years I've been running Linux.  I assume I'm supposed
> to run    ./configure
> and then   make
> and then   make install   - or something like that.   I've been prowling
> the man pages but am getting information overload and my eyes are
> beginning to cross.
>
> Can someone point me to a learning place where I can learn to install
> gnucash 2.2.0?     Thanks
>
> Bob in Newport
>
>
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Eric Ladner