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    When doing the ./configure on some software ive noticed i get alot of 'no' to certain stuff,is it best to resolve these before i continue with make.

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    If configure encounters any critical errors, it will hold and report to you. All the 'no's' are options, I think.

    If it was a conversation, it would look like this:
    Is that available? Ok, then compile support for it. If not, don't bother. Just go on.
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    ./configure

    I'm haveing a job installing everthing lately seems every time i do a tar and ./configure then 'make' the make just gives me errors,Maybe its my .bash_profile.A edit problem in there this is how looks at the mo PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin:/sbin .Im extracting the files into my home dir.

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