Having trouble with 'make' command. (pertaining to ddrescue)

[ILikeWaffles]

I'm trying to copy a hard drive using Antonio Diaz's GNU 'ddrescue'.

This is my log in knoppix (live CD)...

knoppixMicroknoppix:~$ cd ddrescue-1.8
knoppixMicroknoppix:~/ddrescue-1.8$ ./configure

creating config.status
creating Makefile
VPATH = .
prefix = /usr/local
exec_prefix = $(prefix)
bindir = $(exec_prefix)/bin
datadir = $(prefix)/share
infodir = $(datadir)/info
mandir = $(datadir)/man
sysconfdir = $(prefix)/etc
CC = gcc
CXX = c++
CPPFLAGS = 
CFLAGS = -Wall -W -O2
CXXFLAGS = -Wall -W -O2
LDFLAGS = 
OK. Now you can run make.
knoppixMicroknoppix:~/ddrescue-1.8$ make
c++  -Wall -W -O2 -c -o arg_parser.o arg_parser.cc
make: c++: Command not found
make: *** [arg_parser.o] Error 127
knoppixMicroknoppix:~/ddrescue-1.8$

Any ideas why it did not 'make'?

How do I install what I need using the live cd?

Thanks

[reed9]

Knoppix is Debian based, I believe.

To install the necessary build tools, do as root

apt-get install build-essential

[ILikeWaffles]

This is what I get...

knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo -s
root@Microknoppix:~# apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package build-essential
root@Microknoppix:~#

[ILikeWaffles]

I have also done the following...

root@Microknoppix:~# apt-get install g++
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package g

and...

root@Microknoppix:~# apt-get update

bunch of urls

Fetched 20.6MB in 49s (419kB/s)                                                
Reading package lists... Done

It still will not make.

[Segfault]

Out of curiosity I just booted my laptop with SystemRescueCd 1.3.0 and ddrescue is definitely there. Latest Knoppix should have it, too. And GRML.

[ILikeWaffles]

Out of curiosity I just booted my laptop with SystemRescueCd 1.3.0 and ddrescue is definitely there. Latest Knoppix should have it, too. And GRML.

I have looked at the list of packages that are included with knoppix and you are right it's there.

So...how do I invoke it? I'm travelling right now and can't play around with it. I will also try GRML just for fun. Thanks.

[reed9]

ddrescue(1): manual page for ddrescue 1.8 - Linux man page
GNU ddrescue Manual
Ddrescue - Forensics Wiki

If you still want to install the build tools, post the contents of the file /etc/apt/sources.list.