[QCLUG] Problems Installing Software

[Robert Jones]

I was wondering if anyone besides me has problems when they have to 
install software that they download from the internet. It seems like 
things never go like they should. This time I'm trying to install a 
program called RoadMap. The instructions say to run "make" and then run 
"make install". Sounds simple enough to me so here I go. I downloaded 
the file roadmap-1.1.0-src.tar.gz to /home/robert/Installed/RoadMap and 
then unpacked it using Arc. No problems so far. I go to the place where 
the files are, /home/robert/Installed/RoadMap/roadmap-1.1.0/src and do 
like they say I get into a terminal (I have done it both as robert and 
using sudo -i) and run make. It gets a bunch of warnings and errors. I 
run make install anyway and it has all kinds of problems.

I don't expect anyone to figure out the problem with these poor 
descriptions. I was just wondering a couple of things.

1. Are problems like this normal or am I just messing up something.
2. Is there any program that will do an install for me. I have tried 
Kconfigure and it can't do it because it don't find the file to run.
3. Can anyone point me to a simple tutorial on how to install programs 
from the command line. I mean really basic because I have the Sgt Schulz 
problem "I know nothing".

Thanks for the help. See ya Tuesday