[ic] FW: Need help with install please. Newbie here...

[Peter]

On 12/14/2006 09:57 PM, Barb Sorensen wrote:
> HI Stefan.  Thanks
>  OK I broke down and upgraded my server to "business" so I could have the
> ssh access..
> Firs thing I did was go to the ftp address.
>  it asked me for a password and I entered it and then it gave me a list of
> all the files in the directory for interchange. :)
> Looks Like I have access
>  then I clicked on the configure file since the README instructions day to
> do that first
>   then I clicked on Makefile.pl as per the instructions after the
> ./configure file ran it's course.
> and it again asked me for user and password and then it too ran it's course,
> installed to /interchange and said "done"
> 
>  then I wasn't sure where to go but I remembered that after I ran the
> configure file that the instructions at that point said to also run
> Makefuile/.pl ( which I did ) and then run "make" and then run "make test"
> and then run " make install"
> 
>  so I type in /interchange/make and it began to churn away .... And it's
> been going for a little while.. Should it take this long, or is it waiting
> for another command?  I ddid not see a "make" file in the folder.. And I"m
> not that familiar with ssh commands and perl... So not sure if this is right
> or did Miss something?:
> Where to now? It's still on "make".. Toiling away ...

Hi Barb,

I have recently written up a general overview about how to install
programs in Linux (and other Unixes) from source for a forum that I
frequent, it may help you to read through it.  You can find it at
<http://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=2006112417153768&title=Basics%20of%20compiling%20a%20program%20to%20run%20in%20Linux&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=508554#c508658>.
 You may want to go back to the beginning of the thread at
<http://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=2006112417153768&title=OT%20Here&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=508360#c508554>
and read the entire thread.

Installing and running Interchange generally requires at least a basic
knowledge of Unix command line shell concepts.  There are lots of
consultants who will gladly help you out for a modest fee if you find
that you can't handle it yourself.

Also, please don't top post per the rules and guidelines of this mailing
list, see <http://www.icdevgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/interchange-users>
for more info.

Regards,

Peter