problem with make command in terminal

[Si26]

Okay so first off i only just started using linux last night and i do think it's a great operating system however i am having a problem with installing applications.

Firstly i am using the lastest Xubuntu distro and it's amd64 i think.

The problem is when i try to install tar, after following a guide on here everything works fine, i extract it correctly and get into the directory. So i type ./configure and it says "just type make." So i type make and i get this error message :

cd po && make
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/si/src/isomaster-1.3.6/po'
Compiling translation ar.po
make[1]: msgfmt: Command not found
make[1]: *** [ar.mo] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/si/src/isomaster-1.3.6/po'
make: *** [translations] Error 2

This is not just one particular program because it is doing the same with any other tar files and i don't know what to do because i haven't been using linux very long.

Thanks for reading.

[reed9]

Install gettext.

sudo apt-get install gettext

However, you should usually default to using your package manager for installing software, rather than compiling from source. Isomaster is in the Ubuntu repos. Or is it that you need the more recent 1.3.6 version?

[Si26]

I wanted to use synaptics package manager but didn't know how to find isomaster, i type isomaster in and it didnt bring anything up.

[reed9]

Make sure you have the universe section enabled. Should be there. I found it on their online package search.
Ubuntu -- Details of package isomaster in jaunty

[sahabcse]

for compiling the packages we need to install some additional packages.

#sudo apt-get install build-essential

[Si26]

Okay will do.

Thanks

[Si26]

Synaptics manager isnt working right for me though, i have selected all the options like stated in the guide you posted but it just wont find any programs i search for like, pdfedit or isomaster.

[reed9]

Make sure you have updated the repos. There is a reload button, I think it's called, in synaptic or

sudo apt-get update

Although it should auto-prompt you to reload if you alter your sources.

Post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto

[Si26]

Oh, i didn't type that command so i never updated.

Thanks all sorted now,.

[Si26]

Damn, got to running the make command again and got a different error.

si@ubuntu:~/src/isomaster-1.3.6$ make
cd po && make
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/si/src/isomaster-1.3.6/po'
make[1]: `all' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/si/src/isomaster-1.3.6/po'
Compiling isomaster.c
Package gtk+-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-2.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk+-2.0' found
isomaster.c:17:21: error: gtk/gtk.h: No such file or directory
In file included from isomaster.h:7,
from isomaster.c:23:
window.h:1: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
window.h:2: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
window.h:3: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
window.h:4: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
window.h:5: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘closeMainWindowCbk’
window.h:6: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
window.h:8: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
window.h:9: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
window.h:10: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
In file included from isomaster.h:8,
from isomaster.c:23:
browser.h:17: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
browser.h:18: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
browser.h:20: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
browser.h:21: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
browser.h:24: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
browser.h:27: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘sortByName’
browser.h:29: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘sortBySize’
browser.h:31: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘sortVoid’
In file included from isomaster.h:9,
from isomaster.c:23:
fsbrowser.h:3: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:4: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:5: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:6: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:8: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘fsButtonPressedCbk’
fsbrowser.h:9: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘fsButtonReleasedCbk’
fsbrowser.h:10: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:11: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:12: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:15: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fsbrowser.h:16: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
In file included from isomaster.h:10,
from isomaster.c:23:
isobrowser.h:2: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘activityProgressWindowDeleteCbk’
isobrowser.h:4: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:6: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:8: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:9: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:10: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:12: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:13: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:18: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:19: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:21: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:22: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:25: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘isoButtonPressedCbk’
isobrowser.h:26: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘isoButtonReleasedCbk’
isobrowser.h:27: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:28: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘isoKeyPressedCbk’
isobrowser.h:29: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:31: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘newIsoCbk’
isobrowser.h:33: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘openIsoCbk’
isobrowser.h:34: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:38: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:40: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:42: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘saveIsoCbk’
isobrowser.h:46: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:47: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isobrowser.h:49: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘writingProgressWindowDeleteCbk’
In file included from isomaster.h:11,
from isomaster.c:23:
settings.h:51: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘GtkWidget’
settings.h:58: warning: struct has no members
settings.h:60: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
settings.h:65: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
settings.h:66: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
In file included from isomaster.h:13,
from isomaster.c:23:
boot.h:1: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
boot.h:2: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
boot.h:3: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
boot.h:4: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
boot.h:5: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
boot.h:7: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
In file included from isomaster.h:14,
from isomaster.c:23:
about.h:1: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘helpKeyPressCbk’
about.h:2: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
about.h:3: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
In file included from isomaster.h:15,
from isomaster.c:23:
editfile.h:2: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘checkEditFailed’
editfile.h:3: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘checkViewFailed’
editfile.h:5: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
editfile.h:6: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
editfile.h:8: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
editfile.h:10: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
editfile.h:12: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
editfile.h:13: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
editfile.h:15: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
isomaster.c:25: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
isomaster.c:27: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
isomaster.c: In function ‘main’:
isomaster.c:33: error: ‘GdkPixbuf’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:33: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
isomaster.c:33: error: for each function it appears in.)
isomaster.c:33: error: ‘appIcon’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:34: error: ‘GtkWidget’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:34: error: ‘mainVBox’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:35: error: ‘mainFrame’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:36: error: ‘topPanedBox’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:37: error: ‘bottomPanedBox’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:38: error: ‘statusBar’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:57: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_init’
isomaster.c:63: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘loadAppIcon’
isomaster.c:75: error: ‘GBLmainWindow’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:75: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_window_new’
isomaster.c:75: error: ‘GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:76: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_window_set_default_size’
isomaster.c:76: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘GTK_WINDOW’
isomaster.c:78: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_window_set_title’
isomaster.c:79: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_window_set_icon’
isomaster.c:80: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_widget_show’
isomaster.c:81: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘g_signal_connect’
isomaster.c:81: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘G_OBJECT’
isomaster.c:82: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘G_CALLBACK’
isomaster.c:82: error: ‘closeMainWindowCbk’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:84: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_vbox_new’
isomaster.c:84: error: ‘FALSE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:85: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_container_add’
isomaster.c:85: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘GTK_CONTAINER’
isomaster.c:88: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘buildMenu’
isomaster.c:90: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘buildMainToolbar’
isomaster.c:92: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘buildFsLocator’
isomaster.c:94: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_frame_new’
isomaster.c:95: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_frame_set_shadow_type’
isomaster.c:95: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘GTK_FRAME’
isomaster.c:95: error: ‘GTK_SHADOW_IN’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:96: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_box_pack_start’
isomaster.c:96: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘GTK_BOX’
isomaster.c:96: error: ‘TRUE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:99: error: ‘GBLbrowserPaned’ undeclared (first use in this function)
isomaster.c:99: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_vpaned_new’
isomaster.c:102: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_paned_set_position’
isomaster.c:102: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘GTK_PANED’
isomaster.c:105: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_paned_pack1’
isomaster.c:108: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘buildFsBrowser’
isomaster.c:111: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_paned_pack2’
isomaster.c:114: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘buildMiddleToolbar’
isomaster.c:116: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘buildIsoLocator’
isomaster.c:118: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘buildIsoBrowser’
isomaster.c:120: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_statusbar_new’
isomaster.c:129: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘gtk_main’
make: *** [isomaster.o] Error 1

Thanks.