From: Jorge Matias (ydr.ykaun@usawide.net)
Date: Tue Nov 28 2000 - 18:24:48 EET
On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Charles E. Gelm wrote:
> Howdy, Jorge:
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Jorge Matias wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, Charles E. Gelm wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, Craig:
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > grep AX25_SYSCONFDIR Makefile
> > > INCLUDES = -DAX25_SYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)/ax25/"\"
> > > -DAX25_LOCALSTATEDIR=\""$(localstatedir)/ax25/"\"
> > > AX25_SYSCONFDIR = ${prefix}/etc/ax25/
> > >
> > > I don't know what "${prefix} means, so this doesn't tell me where
> > > 'kissattach' is looking for 'axports'. Sorry.
> >
> > This should not be a question to put in this Mailing List.
>
> I do not understand the above statement.
> Are you saying that installing AX.25 is 'off topic' in
> linux-hams ?
Nothing like that. I'm saying that what you are missing is the
information to configure about every source package available for Linux.
How it is done with everything, not only AX.25 packages.
> > Anyway, the variable ${prefix} is defined when you execute the 'configure'
> > to find out the settings of your operating system and developer tools.
> > You can set the variable by doing:
> > ./configure --prefix=<directory>
> >
> > This is what I normally do:
> > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
> >
> > Try doing './configure --help' to find out the compiling options of
> > every package you are about to install.
>
> I do not want to learn about 'compiling options'.
>
> I just want to allow a linux application (xFBB v700g21)
> use a KISSed TNC-2 clone.
Well, things are not so simple. You want to 'reach the other side of the
planet without getting any means of transportation'.
73,
Jorge Matias
CT2HBZ
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