Re: [TCLUG:8782] RedHat 6.0 and hostname and C compiler

[David Christian <dchristian@macalester.edu>]

Oops.

I guess I didn't install the glibc packages when I was trying not to
install the glib packages.  Big difference.

Thanks,
Dave

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, David Christian wrote:

> Okay, I'm having all sorts of problems now :(
> 
> I was looking to use CVS to do both gnome and enlightenment (please, no
> messages about how either of these suck).  To this end, I am trying to do
> a fresh install, and I did not install imlib, gtk+, glib, or any
> gnome-* RPMs.
> 
> Unfortunately, this seems to break X (which shouldn't rely on any of
> those, should it?) as well as gcc, which a configure script says now can't
> create executables, as well as the ability for a configure script to tell
> what my host system type is.
> 
> ????????????????????
> 
> I have no idea what to do about any of these problems--I can specify
> --host=i686 for the host system problem (but I shouldn't have to!), but I
> have no idea what's wrong with my compiler, and why it can't create
> executables.  Without the ability to compile things, I can't even begin to
> fix any other problems...
> 
> Any help would be *greatly* appreciated.
> 
> BTW, I looked at OSS and they do have support for my sound card, but I
> also had a soundblaster 16 lying around and an extra slot, so for now I'm
> just going to do that.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 
> 
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