[QCLUG] Problems Installing Software

[Dave Bergert]

Did you read the README or INSTALL file that came with the package.  
there are likely software and library dependencies that are required  
that you do not have.

The errors and warnings should give you a hint of what is wrong -- is  
a library missing or not found ? --
See http://roadmap.sourceforge.net/manual.html#id.s4.1

Did you read this:
http://roadmap.sourceforge.net/manual.html#id.s4.6

Did you do the first steps ?

#1 Install the development libraries for GTK+ 1.2, GTK+ 2.0 or Qt. ?

#2 install the shapelib and expat development libraries. Shapelib is  
required for building maps from some data sources (though not the US  
Tiger data). The "expat" library is optional, except that you won't be  
able to save or restore route, waypoint, or track information.


-- then depending on your linux distro -- you will either need to  
install the package that has these libraries - or download and install  
them from source.   google is your friend here to find out what  
packages you need.

typically the documentation is quite well if you follow the steps and  
instructions...  but installing and finding the dependies can be  
challeging sometimes.

Have fun,  BTW I don;t see a binary package for roadmap for ubutu.

Dave

On Apr 4, 2008, at 4:41 PM, Robert Jones wrote:

> 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
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Dave Bergert
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