Please help on linux

WhiteJack · Post by **WhiteJack** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:55 am

Hello im new to linux and don't understand where to go for the ./command make makefile. I am running SUSE linux version 9.1. Please help me thank you in advance.

jdratlif · Post by **jdratlif** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:44 am

WhiteJack wrote:Hello im new to linux and don't understand where to go for the ./command make makefile. I am running SUSE linux version 9.1. Please help me thank you in advance.

Start a command prompt (look for konsole, xterm, aterm, eterm, gnome-terminal, one of those).

untar the source.
bzcat ZSNESS_0920.tar.bz2 | tar x

compile it
cd zsnes/src
sh autogen.sh
make && make install

You'll need to be root for that last step. If it doesn't work, post the ENTIRE OUTPUT of autogen.sh, and make.

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 6:49 pm

jdratlif wrote:untar the source.
bzcat ZSNESS_0920.tar.bz2 | tar x

Or, you know, simply tar xjf ZSNESS_0920.tar.bz2

jdratlif · Post by **jdratlif** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:14 pm

grinvader wrote:
jdratlif wrote:untar the source.
bzcat ZSNESS_0920.tar.bz2 | tar x
Or, you know, simply tar xjf ZSNESS_0920.tar.bz2

I prefer not to use the GNU tar extentions because I don't always use GNU systems. That does not work on Solaris or Irix tar, for example.

Then again, my command wouldn't work on Solaris anyway, it would have to be bzcat ZSNESS_0920.tar.bz2 | tar xf /dev/stdin

Of course, that last command should work on Linux, too, so maybe I should have specified that.

Post by **Nach** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:39 pm

I have a Linux system that doesn't even have a dozen GNU progs on it. I got no problem working the popular commands with BSD alternatives and other stuff.

jdratlif · Post by **jdratlif** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:30 am

Nach wrote:I have a Linux system that doesn't even have a dozen GNU progs on it. I got no problem working the popular commands with BSD alternatives and other stuff.

Do you mean the 'j' option works with your BSD tar, or that you do it like I do?

In any case, the 'j' option is not universal. This is why I don't use it. I assumed it was a GNU tar extention as GNU programs often put extra options in their programs to make them nicer. I don't frown on this, I just like to remember one command no matter what unice I happen to be running at the time.

bzcat filename.tar.bz2 | tar xf /dev/stdin
will work on Solaris, Irix, and Linux. Though I do tend to drop that f /dev/stdin as GNU tar doesn't need it, and I can't remember if Irix does, but I rarely use Irix anyways.

Post by **Nach** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:37 am

I don't use tar

jdratlif · Post by **jdratlif** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:37 am

Nach wrote:I don't use tar

What's wrong with tar?

And how do you unpack anything in Linux without it?

Post by **Nach** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:55 am

jdratlif · Post by **jdratlif** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:38 am

Nach wrote:Ark.

This thing have a website? I've found three "ark" things and none of them seem related to file archiving. I just glanced though, so maybe I missed it.

Post by **Nach** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:30 pm

Doesn't have it's own website as far as I know. It is burried in KDE somewhere though.

Older version of it also require tar, unzip and stuff to be valid commands, although I'm pretty sure that has changed with recent versions as they can do stuff the above mentioned tools can't.

jdratlif · Post by **jdratlif** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:06 pm

Nach wrote:Doesn't have it's own website as far as I know. It is burried in KDE somewhere though.

Older version of it also require tar, unzip and stuff to be valid commands, although I'm pretty sure that has changed with recent versions as they can do stuff the above mentioned tools can't.

Does it require KDE? I prefer gnome, but if it doesn't require QT or KDElibs or something, I might look at it.

Post by **Nach** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:08 pm

It probably requires a few KDE libs to be installed on the system.

jdratlif · Post by **jdratlif** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:12 pm

Nach wrote:It probably requires a few KDE libs to be installed on the system.

That's too bad.

I wonder if this is as annoying for KDE people who want to use GTK apps...

Post by **Nach** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:14 pm

I have no problem running GTK apps, have GAIM running constantly.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:16 pm

I used blackbox with a mixture(mostly GTK) for a while.

but, real men use tar.

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