installing from source

[Bulkley]

Is there a recommended proceedure for installing packages from source in Debian? I don't think that I've ever successfully installed tarball. There is always something missing, or strange messages that don't make any sense and the instructions usually assume that I'm using RH or Mandiva.

I really love Debian and apt-get, but some packages are not available in the Debian repositories. Any suggestions?

[Acron_0248]

Well, if you get errors trying to install tarball packages, I think that the best method to use with this kind of packages is using alien to change the tarball package to a .deb package. Try it out


Reegards


Bye

[Bulkley]

Thanks for the alien tip. My latest excursion into tarballs is conky-1.4.1.tar.gz. So, alien -i conky-1.4.1.tar.gz installed it to / with the main directories. What gives? Why didn't it go into /usr ?

And having it installed (maybe) how does one start it?

[Acron_0248]

First of all, type in console

Code: Select all

man alien

To create a .deb package (alien do it by default without use any parameter) you must type in this case:

Code: Select all

alien conky-1.4.1.tar.gz

Without the -i 'cause alien doesn't install packages, just convert them

Then, when you type that command, you should see a message that says:Package conky......deb generated

Then you install that package (conky.XXX.deb) using the normal dpkg -i command


Reegards


Bye

[Bulkley]

Thanks, that makes sense. Trouble is, it still installs to /. I tried this with a couple of other tarballs and the same thing happened. I think I'll stay with apt-get.

[Bulkley]

I'm back to trying to install Conky again; with the same problems. It still puts a directory at file:/conky-1.4.1 and it still doesn't work. Attempting to use it gives the following: "Conky: tail logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions". It even does this as root.

Has anybody else tried to install Conky to Sarge? What am I doing wrong?

[Harold]

I just downloaded the tarball from sourceforge.net into /usr/src.
-- Untarred it.
-- Did ./configure &> configlog.txt && vim configlog.txt.
-- Reviewed log and did apt-get install docbook2x
-- Repeated ./configure
-- Reviewed log -- everything kosher
-- Did make
-- Did sudo make install
I have a new executable: /usr/local/bin/conky
No problem. :-/

Do ./configure &> configlog.txt and copy the log to this thread.

[Bulkley]

Thanks for that, Harold. I tried it but it still produces "Conky: tail logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions". Do you really want that config.log? It's several pages long, with so many errors as to be mush.

I have looked all over the Net for a preconfigured conky*.deb but the only one I can find is in testing and I don't know how to download the deb as a package. Doing apt-get install conky generates special requirements so I thought that I might get the package and do dpkg -i conky*.deb.

[Harold]

Bulkley> I have looked all over the Net for a preconfigured conky*.deb but the only one I can find is in testing and I don't know how to download the deb as a package.
I could walk you through the process of finding it, but for the moment, I'll just to tell you where it is. ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/conky/ Pull it down and do dpkg -i conky_1.4.1-1_i386.deb. Either the dependencies are satisfied, or they aren't.

Bulkley> "Conky: tail logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions".
I don't have a clue as to what a tail logfile is or what that error message is trying to convey to you.

Bulkley> Do you really want that config.log? It's several pages long, with so many errors as to be mush.
Depends whether you want to learn to build from source. If dependencies are met and dpkg installs the app, then you're in business. If not, either learn to install from source or point your sources.list to testing long enough to apt-get the package. It's up to you.

[Bulkley]

I don't know what I did, Harold, but now there's nothing in the config.log. I'll try again later.

If I could find out what the tail file is, I could just add it.

Thanks for the help; I'll get back later.

[Bulkley]

Ok, I'm back. I re-followed your instructions to the letter. It still produces "Conky: tail logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions"

So, I did ./configure &> configlog.txt which produced this:

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 build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
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 dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for /usr/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 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 how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for g77... no
checking for f77... no
checking for xlf... no
checking for frt... no
checking for pgf77... no
checking for fort77... no
checking for fl32... no
checking for af77... no
checking for f90... no
checking for xlf90... no
checking for pgf90... no
checking for epcf90... no
checking for f95... no
checking for fort... no
checking for xlf95... no
checking for ifc... no
checking for efc... no
checking for pgf95... no
checking for lf95... no
checking for gfortran... no
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no
checking whether accepts -g... no
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 for correct ltmain.sh version... yes
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
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/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/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/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/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 for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.17.2... yes
checking for XMMS... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
checking for BMP... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking for AUDACIOUS... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking netdb.h usability... yes
checking netdb.h presence... yes
checking for netdb.h... yes
checking netinet/in.h usability... yes
checking netinet/in.h presence... yes
checking for netinet/in.h... yes
checking netinet/tcp.h usability... yes
checking netinet/tcp.h presence... yes
checking for netinet/tcp.h... yes
checking sys/socket.h usability... yes
checking sys/socket.h presence... yes
checking for sys/socket.h... yes
checking arpa/inet.h usability... yes
checking arpa/inet.h presence... yes
checking for arpa/inet.h... yes
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers /usr/X11R6/include
checking for gethostbyname... yes
checking for connect... yes
checking for remove... yes
checking for shmat... yes
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... yes
checking for XdbeQueryExtension in -lXext... yes
checking for xft-config... /usr/bin/xft-config
checking signal.h usability... yes
checking signal.h presence... yes
checking for signal.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes
checking sys/utsname.h usability... yes
checking sys/utsname.h presence... yes
checking for sys/utsname.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... (cached) yes
checking linux/soundcard.h usability... yes
checking linux/soundcard.h presence... yes
checking for linux/soundcard.h... yes
checking dirent.h usability... yes
checking dirent.h presence... yes
checking for dirent.h... yes
checking mcheck.h usability... yes
checking mcheck.h presence... yes
checking for mcheck.h... yes
checking sys/statfs.h usability... yes
checking sys/statfs.h presence... yes
checking for sys/statfs.h... yes
checking sys/param.h usability... yes
checking sys/param.h presence... yes
checking for sys/param.h... yes
checking for sys/mount.h... yes
checking for db2x_xsltproc... db2x_xsltproc
checking for db2x_manxml... db2x_manxml
checking for xsltproc... no
checking for sysinfo... yes
checking for getloadavg... yes
checking for popen... yes
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating doc/Makefile
config.status: creating src/Makefile
config.status: creating src/config.h
config.status: executing depfiles commands

This is cleaner than the previous mess.

[Harold]

B> checking for g77... no
B> checking for f77... no
B> checking for xlf... no
B> checking for frt... no
B> checking for pgf77... no
B> checking for fort77... no
B> checking for fl32... no
B> checking for af77... no
B> checking for f90... no
B> checking for xlf90... no
B> checking for pgf90... no
B> checking for epcf90... no
B> checking for f95... no
B> checking for fort... no
B> checking for xlf95... no
B> checking for ifc... no
B> checking for efc... no
B> checking for pgf95... no
B> checking for lf95... no
B> checking for gfortran... no
B> checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no
apt-get install g77

B> checking for xsltproc... no
apt-get install libxslt1-dev

That was much better than I expected.

There is one more thing that you can try. Do ./configure --prefix=/usr/local next time. /usr/local is supposed to be the default value. But apparently, it isn't on your system, or the make install command wouldn't be placing the files in /.

[Bulkley]

Next log:

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 build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
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 dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for /usr/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 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 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 for correct ltmain.sh version... yes
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
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/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/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/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/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/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.17.2... yes
checking for XMMS... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
checking for BMP... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking for AUDACIOUS... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking netdb.h usability... yes
checking netdb.h presence... yes
checking for netdb.h... yes
checking netinet/in.h usability... yes
checking netinet/in.h presence... yes
checking for netinet/in.h... yes
checking netinet/tcp.h usability... yes
checking netinet/tcp.h presence... yes
checking for netinet/tcp.h... yes
checking sys/socket.h usability... yes
checking sys/socket.h presence... yes
checking for sys/socket.h... yes
checking arpa/inet.h usability... yes
checking arpa/inet.h presence... yes
checking for arpa/inet.h... yes
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers /usr/X11R6/include
checking for gethostbyname... yes
checking for connect... yes
checking for remove... yes
checking for shmat... yes
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... yes
checking for XdbeQueryExtension in -lXext... yes
checking for xft-config... /usr/bin/xft-config
checking signal.h usability... yes
checking signal.h presence... yes
checking for signal.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes
checking sys/utsname.h usability... yes
checking sys/utsname.h presence... yes
checking for sys/utsname.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... (cached) yes
checking linux/soundcard.h usability... yes
checking linux/soundcard.h presence... yes
checking for linux/soundcard.h... yes
checking dirent.h usability... yes
checking dirent.h presence... yes
checking for dirent.h... yes
checking mcheck.h usability... yes
checking mcheck.h presence... yes
checking for mcheck.h... yes
checking sys/statfs.h usability... yes
checking sys/statfs.h presence... yes
checking for sys/statfs.h... yes
checking sys/param.h usability... yes
checking sys/param.h presence... yes
checking for sys/param.h... yes
checking for sys/mount.h... yes
checking for db2x_xsltproc... db2x_xsltproc
checking for db2x_manxml... db2x_manxml
checking for xsltproc... no
checking for sysinfo... yes
checking for getloadavg... yes
checking for popen... yes
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating doc/Makefile
config.status: creating src/Makefile
config.status: creating src/config.h
config.status: src/config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing depfiles commands

[Harold]

B> checking for xsltproc... no

Doh! apt-get install xsltproc
/me does a quick ./configure --help | less reality check. <time passes> Looks good to me!
Go for it!

Edit 1: I wonder if perhaps you were root when you untarred the tarball and now you as a normal user are trying to do the ./configure? su'ing to root and doing chmod bulkley. /usr/src/conky-1.4.1/ -R would fix this by making bulkley the owner of all files in the conky directory. Anyone can do ./configure and make. You only have to be root when you get to make install.

Edit 2: Instead of doing ./configure, make, let's try ./configure, make clean, make. I'm not sure whether this accomplishes anything, but it can't hurt.

[Bulkley]

B> checking for xsltproc... no

Doh! apt-get install xsltproc
/me does a quick ./configure --help | less reality check. <time passes> Looks good to me!
Go for it!

Yeah, I know I'm an idiot with these. That's why I abandoned RPM based distros and moved to Libranet/Debian a few years ago.

Ok. I still get "Conky: tail logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions".

next log:

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 build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
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 dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for /usr/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 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 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 for correct ltmain.sh version... yes
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
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/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/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/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/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/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.17.2... yes
checking for XMMS... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
checking for BMP... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking for AUDACIOUS... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking netdb.h usability... yes
checking netdb.h presence... yes
checking for netdb.h... yes
checking netinet/in.h usability... yes
checking netinet/in.h presence... yes
checking for netinet/in.h... yes
checking netinet/tcp.h usability... yes
checking netinet/tcp.h presence... yes
checking for netinet/tcp.h... yes
checking sys/socket.h usability... yes
checking sys/socket.h presence... yes
checking for sys/socket.h... yes
checking arpa/inet.h usability... yes
checking arpa/inet.h presence... yes
checking for arpa/inet.h... yes
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers /usr/X11R6/include
checking for gethostbyname... yes
checking for connect... yes
checking for remove... yes
checking for shmat... yes
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... yes
checking for XdbeQueryExtension in -lXext... yes
checking for xft-config... /usr/bin/xft-config
checking signal.h usability... yes
checking signal.h presence... yes
checking for signal.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes
checking sys/utsname.h usability... yes
checking sys/utsname.h presence... yes
checking for sys/utsname.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... (cached) yes
checking linux/soundcard.h usability... yes
checking linux/soundcard.h presence... yes
checking for linux/soundcard.h... yes
checking dirent.h usability... yes
checking dirent.h presence... yes
checking for dirent.h... yes
checking mcheck.h usability... yes
checking mcheck.h presence... yes
checking for mcheck.h... yes
checking sys/statfs.h usability... yes
checking sys/statfs.h presence... yes
checking for sys/statfs.h... yes
checking sys/param.h usability... yes
checking sys/param.h presence... yes
checking for sys/param.h... yes
checking for sys/mount.h... yes
checking for db2x_xsltproc... db2x_xsltproc
checking for db2x_manxml... db2x_manxml
checking for xsltproc... xsltproc
checking for sysinfo... yes
checking for getloadavg... yes
checking for popen... yes
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating doc/Makefile
config.status: creating src/Makefile
config.status: creating src/config.h
config.status: src/config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing depfiles commands

[Harold]

B> Ok. I still get "Conky: tail logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions".

I'm a little confused. What is the command you are giving that is generating the error message?

[Bulkley]

B> Ok. I still get "Conky: tail logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions".

I'm a little confused. What is the command you are giving that is generating the error message?

$conky or #conky or /usr/local/bin/conky

If I want Synaptic, all I type is #synaptic. So, for Conky, all I should need is $conky, right? Is there some wierd trick to this one?

[Red]

Check this out

[Bulkley]

I was looking through the sample conkyrc and found this line:

${tail /var/log/Xorg.0.log 3 30}

Is that my problem? I use XF86. I don't have Xorg.

I really don't see why this program is such a problem. I have no trouble with torsmo, which is the foundation for conky. I thould all I would have to do is upgrade. Guess not.

[Bulkley]

Thanks for the help with Conky, especially Harold. For the time being, I've gone back to Torsmo. I'll have to upgrade it eventually; Conky is the upgrade for Torsmo, but it doesn't seem ready for me yet. Another six months I suppose.