8.1 help

[dlmo78]

Im new to Linux. I have the suse 8.1 dvd which was given to me a few years ago and finally found a computer for it.

My problem is that when I try to install programs using source codes I get errors. The first one goes through the ./configure command find but when I use the make command I get error 1's. The lines read as follows:

linux:~ # cd /home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9
linux:/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9 # configure
bash: configure: command not found
linux:/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9 # ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognise dependent libraries... pass_all
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking dlfcn.h usability... yes
checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for g77... g77
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... yes
checking whether g77 accepts -g... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 32768
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ar... ar
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for strip... strip
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... yes
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking for g77 option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g77 PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g77 static flag -static works... yes
checking if g77 supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g77 linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for compress in -lz... yes
checking for cppunit-config... no
checking for Cppunit - version >= 1.8.0... checking for pkg-config... no
configure: WARNING: *** pkg-config not found. See pkg-config Wiki - FrontPage
configure: WARNING: not using pkg-config
./configure: line 19617: no: command not found
configure: WARNING: *** pkg-config too old; version 0.14 or better required.
configure: WARNING: not using pkg-config
checking for curl-config... no
*** The curl-config script installed by curl could not be found
*** compiling without libcurl support
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Makefile
config.status: creating tests/Makefile
config.status: creating tests/cppunit/Makefile
config.status: creating utilities/Makefile
config.status: creating examples/Makefile
config.status: creating examples/cmdline/Makefile
config.status: creating utilities/diatheke/Makefile
config.status: creating icu/Makefile
config.status: creating sword.pc
config.status: creating sword.spec
config.status: creating include/config.h
config.status: include/config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing depfiles commands
linux:/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9 # make
Making all in lib
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/lib'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/lib'
Making all in .
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9'
Making all in icu
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/icu'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/icu'
Making all in utilities
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/utilities'
Making all in diatheke
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/utilities/diatheke'
if g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../include -I../../include -O2 -MT osiscgi.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/osiscgi.Tpo" -c -o osiscgi.o osiscgi.cpp; \
then mv -f ".deps/osiscgi.Tpo" ".deps/osiscgi.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/osiscgi.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
osiscgi.cpp: In member function `virtual bool
sword::OSISCGI::handleToken(sword::SWBuf&, const char*,
sword::BasicFilterUserData*)':
osiscgi.cpp:102: `isdigit' undeclared (first use this function)
osiscgi.cpp:102: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each
function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [osiscgi.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/utilities/diatheke'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9/utilities'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
linux:/home/dlmo78/build/sword-1.5.9 #

The other problem I will post separately Please help with this

tx
dlmo78

[gogalthorp]

8.1 is very very old. It like you had windows 95 and wanted to run a new program that is written for vista. Are you sure the program is compatible with such an old OS?

[dlmo78]

Dont know. I found the program online about the same time I got the os. I was thinking that myself except as I said Im new to Linux. I dont know what system requirements there are for newer versions. The machine is a p4 ~1.5 ghz with 256 ram. The physcial harddrive is 30 gbytes. I set the partition for the swap at 1.5 gbytes. I know the computer will support xp cause that's what was on it (though seriously bugged) If the computer will support higher I wouldn't mind buying an updated version. (desktop or laptop don't have a dvd burners and downloading cd versions cost 1.5 hrs each! [x6!] IM NOT DOWNLOADING FOR THAT LONG!!)

dlmo78

[scrarfussi]

Hi there 8.1 is really old you are better off with a newer version or distro you can try get a copy of linux format magazine it normally comes with a couple o distro's on it or you can try shipit https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ they will send you ubuntu free thus saving you from downloadin

[bigtomrodney]

The physcial harddrive is 30 gbytes. I set the partition for the swap at 1.5 gbytes.

That should be plenty for a lot of distros. For best performance though I'd suggest using maybe Xubuntu as it uses XFCE which is a lightweight desktop. I believe you can get Xubuntu disks from the shipit link posted above.

[Natures_End]

Or you could simply download the ISO from here: Software.openSUSE.org

Choose LiveCD if you do not have a dvd burner.

[dlmo78]

tx for the help guys. you have given me some options to work with when i get home from work today. i will let you's know which works in a day or two.

dlmo78