Compiling is the process of transforming source code into byte codes for a particular computer architecture.
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How to speed up my build
I am doing a build on a Linux machine with ubuntu 10.04 on it. I want to know how can I really speed up my build. I have 4 CPUs and lots of RAM. I already reniced the process group to -20. Is there ...
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Looking for small distro (to be installed automatically, with g++ and javac)
I'm looking for linux distro only with comand line and i need in it only g++,javac,python. I found Damn Small Linux but it dont have g++ and javac. It should have it out of the box because linux will ...
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Some M4 macros don't seem to be defined
I am trying reinstall pacman on my Arch Linux distribution. When I run the configure script "configure.ac", I get a bunch of undefined macros:
error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.
If ...
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Why does 'make' complain about a missing rule when I try to build a program from source?
I am a Linux novice, and I am attempting to compile scientific software called DL_POLY_Classic. I downloaded the zip file dl_class_1.6.tar.gz and unzipped it using the command tar xvzf ...
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Changes for py2cairo ebuild to activate xpyb in build
I would like to build qtile for Funtoo/Gentoo and there is also a nice py2cairo ebuild, but it misses an option for xpyb, so it builds without those options, now my interesst is to fork that ebuild ...
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How to include local header files in linux kernel module
Say I have a module mymod with source files as follows:
src/mod/mymod.c
src/inc/mymod.h
I try to include mymod.h as follows
#include <mymod.h>
My makefile contains EXTRA_CFLAGS= ...
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Is there a Linux distro compiled with clang/llvm?
Is there a Linux distro compiled with clang/llvm? It looks like as of late 2010 the kernel was working. If not, would it be more likely to be a technical or licensing issue?
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Why can't gcc find libevent when building tmux from source?
I want to install tmux on a machine where I don't have root access. I already compiled libevent and installed it in $HOME/.bin-libevent and now I want to compile tmux, but configure always ends with ...
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“ unsupported for `ljmp' ” error while compiling minimal bootloader and kernel
I'm using gmake to compile this code, but I'm stuck on this error message:
+ as kern/entry.S
kern/entry.S: Assembler messages:
kern/entry.S:55: Error: unsupported for `ljmp'
gmake: * ...
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Ocaml compilation error in AIX 6.1
I meet the following error when I try to compile Ocaml on my server running AIX 6.1 :
"../Makefile.shared", line 39: make: 1254-055 Dependency line needs colon or double colon operator.
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Is it possible to compile a full Linux system with Intel's compiler instead of GCC?
Perhaps this is a stupid idea? Maybe there are some compatibility issues?
I have the impression that for Intel-based systems, the Intel compiler would potentially do a better job than GCC. Perhaps ...
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libxml linker error
I've got an app which won't link, giving error:
/usr/lib64/libcroco-0.6.so.3: undefined reference to `xmlGetProp@LIBXML2_2.4.30'
/usr/lib64/libcroco-0.6.so.3: undefined reference to ...
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How to install wireless driver in Fedora 15?
I have tried ndiswrapper 1.56 for fc15... it gives the following error :
$ make
make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dhinesh/sware/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver'
make -C ...
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Keeping track of programs
When I install a simple program it often uses make && make install and doesn't often even have an uninstall target. If I wish to upgrade a program is it standard protocol to assume it just ...
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What is the proper way to set SELinux context in an RPM .spec?
I am trying to build an RPM that targets RHEL4 and 5. Right now I call chcon from %post but multiple Google entries say "that's not how you are supposed to do it" with very limited help on the right ...
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How do I know which files will be included in a linux kernel before I build it?
I am working on a project that includes building an old kernel version of linux. This is fine, but I still need to patch the kernel of all previously found security vulnerabilities based on CVEs. I ...
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Output compiler options from SSH
How can I list the configuration options that ssh/sshd was compiled with?
I'm attempting to troubleshoot a SELinux configuration issue, and want to make sure that SSH was compiled with ...
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Debian package issue: files are installing into '/'
I have been recently trying to package a small Python utility to put on my PPA and I've almost got it to work, but I'm having problems in making the package install the binary (a chmod +x Python ...
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Fall-back for $VIM is invalid
I am working directly on a dev server and want to build my own vim, for my purposes, not for all system users. The build scenario is:
hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim
cd vim/src
...
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Installing MySQL 5.5 on Mac OS 10.6
I am trying to install MySQL from source on my Mac OS. I've expanded the source code, and am now trying to configure it. However, I can't get past that step:
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How can I build and install PL/R as a non-privileged user?
There is a postgres instance, and I have the ability to build my own instance.
Using these instructions I ran:
USE_PGXS=1 make
which worked but then
USE_PGXS=1 make install
did not, with this ...
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unresolved dependencies of bz* files for rpm make from source
I am trying to do a build of rpm from source. I got through the ./configure and ran through a good chunk of make. Unfortunately I keeping getting stopped up on undefined references to bzerror, ...
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How do I compile Python 3.2 on NetBSD? Error code 127
I'm getting strange errors when I try to compile Python 3.2 on NetBSD 5.1:
python ./Objects/typeslots.py < ./Include/typeslots.h > ./Objects/typeslots.inc
python: not found
*** Error code 127
...
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What does this error mean when installing namecoin?
I'm trying to set up namecoin, but I get the following error on running makefile.unix:
$ g++ -c -O2 -Wno-invalid-offsetof -Wformat -g -D__WXDEBUG__ -DNOPCH DFOURWAYSSE2 -DUSE_SSL -DUSE_UPNP=0 -o ...
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Issues compiling Tanuki Java Service wrapper version 3.1.2 under armv5tel architecture
Basically I need this specific version of the Tanuki Java Service Wrapper to run a specific Java application. I downloaded the source from the Tanuki website and I'm trying to compile it from source.
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mon linux monitor install on centos - can't find glib.h although present
I am trying to install the linux_monitor package under Centos 5.5. When I try make I get:
make[3]: Entering directory `/tmp/linux_monitor-2.0RC3/src/server'
if gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. ...
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Does optimizing for size reduce runtime memory usage as well as binary size?
Does optimizing for size with gcc -Os only reduce the binary size of a program, or does it reduce its runtime memory usage as well? I know what exactly the results are depend on the specific code, but ...
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Why would one want to compile multiple .cpp files to the same executable?
Why would you do
g++ -Wall -I/usr/local/include/thrift *.cpp -lthrift -o something
instead of:
g++ -Wall -I/usr/local/include/thrift -c Something.cpp -o something.o
g++ -Wall ...
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What does this Linux command do?
g++ -Wall -I/usr/local/include/thrift *.cpp -lthrift -o something
I am new to Linux and am trying to learn "as I go along"....This is from the Apache Thrift website.
Also is the -I/usr supposed to ...
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how to Update QT 4.5.3 of OpenSuse 11.2 to QT 4.7.3?
I just installed QT 4.7.3 in OpenSuse 11.2 (which has 4.5.3). I ran configure, gmake, and gmake install, but when I check qmake's version, it's still returning 4.5.3.
What should I do?
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What flags are used to compile debian stable packages?
Ubuntu wiki states that its packages are compiled with secure flags and secure kernel options. I cannot find this information about debian. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CompilerFlags
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how to build lc tool in linux?
lc----A tool to count lines of code in C files.
The make file of lc is given as below
SHELL=/bin/sh
CC=cc
# Objects we link together.
OBJ=lc.o get.o
all: $(OBJ)
$(CC) -o lc $(OBJ)
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configure not adding line-continuation characters to makefile
This is, perhaps, a bit of a bizarre one but I don't even know where to start looking so if anyone can point me in the right direction, I'll be very grateful.
I've just done a fresh install of my ...
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I am failing to build DocBook-utils
I was following these instructions (DocBook-utils 0.6.14), and now I get the following failure when running make:
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SGML_CATALOG_FILES=/etc/sgml/catalog \
SGML_SEARCH_PATH=../../doc:.. \
nsgmls ...
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How to recompile a Debian package with -Os?
There are a few larger programs I am interested in compiling with -Os. The normal method I use to patch/recompile programs is apt-get source followed by dpkg-buildpackage.
I learned from the ...
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DocBook DSSSL test failure
So I followed these (Linux From Scratch) instructions to test my build of DocBook DSSSL, and I get this:
$ onsgmls -sv test.sgm
onsgmls:I: "OpenSP" version "1.5.2"
onsgmls:test.sgm:1:61:W: cannot ...
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Looking for tools to build minimal linux desktop
Increasingly I am dissatisfied by the fact, that configuring my linux desktop usually means removing bloat instead of adding and tweaking features. I have come to the conclusion that I would rather ...
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How to compile a decent kernel from kernel.org?
I tried compiling a kernel from sources that I got from kernel.org (mainline) with make allyesconfig and make allmodconfig, but both builds resulted in a kernel, that won't boot.
I was thinking, that ...
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wacom pen & touch cth-460 on debian [closed]
Following instructions at http://lik.noblogs.org/post/2010/05/07/wacom-debian/
Though, i downloaded and built linuxwacom-0.8.8-11
./configure --enable-wacom ...
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I am failing to build VirtualBox driver for Linux 2.6.38
I am running Debian 6, and decided to install 2.6.38 kernel from Unstable. I also installed the headers so that I can later on :
sudo apt-get install --target-release=unstable ...
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Build Operating System version is different from Kernel version. Can this cause trouble?
I have recently messed up my Debian Squeeze installation. (click for more). I fixed audio but my battery state indicator and touchpad isn't working. In my attempt to fix this I observed that Kernel ...
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Install byobu (screen-profiles) on FreeBSD
I've got mostly Ubuntu servers, but have a need for 2 FreeBSD boxes. On all of the Ubuntu systems I've gotten extremely used to having Byobu on top of GNU Screen. I've been trying to figure out how to ...
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Kile freezes running pdflatex
When I run kile I get the message:
QStatusBar::insertWidget: Index out of range (4), appending widget
and I am not able to compile from Kile. While I press pdfLatex inside Kile, it freezes. What ...
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Where is CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO in make menuconfig?
I'm trying to compile a Linux Kernel to run light and paravirtualized on XenServer 5.6 fp1.
I'm using the guide given here: ...
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NetBSD 5.1 NDIS Kernel Compile Error
I have an old Toshiba Satellite 4015CDT, with Pentium II MMX, 32MB RAM, 4GB HDD. It also has one USB 1.0 port, parallel and serial ports, a 3.5" floppy drive and a CD-ROM drive (almost dead). I've ...
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I am failing to build gudev with JHBuild
When I run jhbuild buildone gudev I get:
<SNIP>
Making all in .
CC extras/gudev/extras_gudev_libgudev_1_0_la-gudevclient.lo
CC ...
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Creating new initrd without installing kernel
How can i create initrd image for a new(experimental) kernel without actually installing it.
(Existing tools to create initrd based on config and details from installed kernel.)
Say i compile a new ...
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What are the advantages of building tools/libs from source?
By building from source do you gain any benefits? Is the code better optimized to your hardware architecture? Is it optimized better in general?
Why would someone choose to build from source rather ...
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How can I specify OS-conditional build requirements in an RPM spec file?
I am trying to work my way around with the BuildPrereq flag in the spec files.
I want a few pre-requisites to be included if the OS is of a particular version. something like
if os == fedora 4
...
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How can I compile unclutter to my embedded linux? (newbie)
I got the source code of unclutter using apt-get source unclutter, and copied the files to my embedded system.
Now, how can I compile it?
--update
I've tried this answer:
How to compile and install ...
