[geeks] C compiler won't create executables ..WTF?h

[Gregory Leblanc]

On Thu, 2002-05-23 at 18:12, Eric Dittman wrote:
> > > OK, that is what it needed.
> > >
> > > Now I go to run congure and it barfs cannot find zlib. I *KNOW* zlib is 
> > > on
> > > this box.
> > >
> > > Sometimes I *REALLY* hate computers
> > 
> > linux. you hate linux. just remember that. i had the identical problem 
> > with rh 7.2 at work on my database server. my first plan was to install 
> > rpm, because thats the redhat way. unfortunately, i couldnt find the 
> > zlib that it required. see, there are *several* packages running around 
> > named zlib, as you will find poking around on google.
> > 
> > the next problem is for whatever damn reason, if you get the wrong 
> > version, whatever is looking for it wont be able to find it.
> > 
> > so you need to find the right zlib, and then the right version thereof.
> 
> It's easy.  Just go the the RedHat ftp site (or a mirror) and
> download the version rpm tells you you need.  You can also
> use rpmfind.net to find the version.

Or use up2date, or apt-get, and let them download the damn thing for
you.  I never ever download anything on Linux boxes anymore (I have
Debian and Red Hat mostly, with a Mandrake box around someplace). 
Apt-get install zlib-devel, or something like that, wait a minute while
it downloads from the net, then I'm done.  Dependency resolution by hand
is a PITA, but there's no reason to do it by hand at this point.
	Greg

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