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Delerak · 10-19-2003, 12:23 AM

If anyone knows why, here is what happens.

I am trying to compile it, but can't get past ./configure, mainly
because of the readlines, it gives me the error message that they
weren't found in the normal dir (usr/local or whatever) and so I tried
specifying where they are which is
/home/delerak/tintin++/src/readline

I did
./configure --includedir=/home
--libdir=/home/delerak/tintin++/src/readline

I've tried many other variations of this but it always comes up saying
it can't find the readlines. And I can't move them to usr/local. What
can I do? I am also doing a make clean after each attempt to configure, and I've even gone into the src and edited where it looks for files in tintin.h and a few other places, but I don't know what's wrong with this s**** anymore.

-DL

Koryon · 10-19-2003, 01:12 PM

The configure script doesn't actually invoke your compiler at any point (well, except when it tests the compiler), so doing a make clean or editing the source does absolutely nothing.

Why not post the configure output, it'll help if we can see what you see.

And ... tintin++

Try mcl.

Delerak · 10-19-2003, 02:03 PM

[delerak@216-115 src]$ ./configure
loading cache ./config.cache
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc -E
checking for POSIXized ISC... no
checking for AIX... no
checking for minix/config.h... (cached) no
checking for working const... (cached) yes
checking for inline... (cached) inline
checking for tgetent in -ltermcap... (cached) no
checking for tgetent in -lcurses... (cached) yes
checking for socket in -lsocket... (cached) no
checking for gethostbyname in -lnsl... (cached) yes
checking for strings.h... (cached) yes
checking for string.h... (cached) yes
checking for stdlib.h... (cached) yes
checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes
checking for time.h... (cached) yes
checking for sys/time.h... (cached) yes
checking for sys/termio.h... (cached) no
checking for sys/ioctl.h... (cached) yes
checking for termcap.h... (cached) no
checking for param.h... (cached) no
checking for sys/ptem.h... (cached) no
checking for net/errno.h... (cached) no
checking for readline/readline.h... (cached) no
checking for ctype.h... (cached) yes
Please Note: Readline wasn't found in either of the normal spots.
(/usr/include or /usr/local/include) You will need to specific
the location of the readline library to configure with --libdir and
--includedir then do a make clean;configure from the tintin++ src tree.
Please take a look at the INSTALL file for instructions.

Please Note: Readline wasn't found in either of the normal spots.
(/usr/include or /usr/local/include) You will need to specific
the location of the readline library to configure with --libdir and
--includedir then do a make clean;configure from the tintin++ src tree.
Please take a look at the INSTALL file for instructions.

checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... (cached) no
checking return type of signal handlers... (cached) void
checking for strcasecmp... (cached) yes
checking for gmake... (cached) gmake
checking for getmntent in -lsun... (cached) no
checking for getmntent in -lseq... (cached) no
checking for getmntent in -lgen... (cached) no
checking for getmntent... (cached) yes
checking for dirent.h that defines DIR... (cached) yes
checking for opendir in -ldir... (cached) no
checking for strftime... (cached) yes
creating ./config.status
creating Makefile
creating config.h
config.h is unchanged

Configure has finished. To compile, type: make

[delerak@216-115 src]$

The install help file asks to use --libdir= and --includedir=
Like I said I try using those commands with ./configure but it gives me the above output EVERY time. help!

-Delerak

Delerak · 10-19-2003, 10:23 PM

Here's the updateI got past ./configure and now a new problem in the make phase.

-lreadline -lhistory -lnsl -lcurses
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lreadline
collect 2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [tt++] Error 1
[root@....

I don't expect anyone to know about this stuff.

-Delerak

markizs · 10-20-2003, 04:18 AM

i would like to have tintin at home too, but i couldnt find any decent rpm or deb around, and trying to compile made me sick (as usualy with non standartized programmas who is not maintainet for long time) maybe there is some link with rpm, or with tgz wich would be up to date and tested on rh.90 or mdk ?

Yui Unifex · 10-20-2003, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (Delerak @ Oct. 19 2003,22:23)

Here's the updateI got past ./configure and now a new problem in the make phase.

-lreadline -lhistory -lnsl -lcurses
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lreadline
collect 2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [tt++] Error 1
[root@....

I don't expect anyone to know about this stuff.

-Delerak

You don't expect anyone to know about this stuff? =)

It's just telling you that it can't find libreadline.a. If that's not found on your system (do "find / -name libreadline.a" to see if it is), you should install it. Looks like you're running RedHat, so go install the readline RPM from your install CD. If that's already installed or it doesn't help you, install readline-devel too. That should cover it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by (markizs @ foo)

i would like to have tintin at home too, but i couldnt find any decent rpm or deb around, and trying to compile made me sick (as usualy with non standartized programmas who is not maintainet for long time) maybe there is some link with rpm, or with tgz wich would be up to date and tested on rh.90 or mdk ?

No debs? tintin is in all the standard Debian sources. Try "apt-cache search tintin", you'll find it.

I run kmuddy though =).

Yui Unifex · 10-20-2003, 11:08 AM

Just reading your configure logs, I see another thing:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

Please Note: Readline wasn't found in either of the normal spots.
(/usr/include or /usr/local/include) You will need to specific
the location of the readline library to configure with --libdir and
--includedir then do a make clean;configure from the tintin++ src tree.
Please take a look at the INSTALL file for instructions.

Please Note: Readline wasn't found in either of the normal spots.
(/usr/include or /usr/local/include) You will need to specific
the location of the readline library to configure with --libdir and
--includedir then do a make clean;configure from the tintin++ src tree.
Please take a look at the INSTALL file for instructions.

This means that you definitely need readline-devel, not just readline.

Delerak · 10-20-2003, 12:33 PM

Hah, thanks again Yui. I didn't think you were still around. Good you are though, I'm gonna install those readline sources now.

Delerak · 10-20-2003, 12:44 PM

Alright, I'm actually running mandrake 9.1, I think it's the latest, and when I go into the RPMs on cd 1 it has one readline file and if I try to install it says it's already installed. I can't find a readline-devel though.

Yui Unifex · 10-20-2003, 12:56 PM

Ahh, the -devel rpms might be on the second cd for Mandrake.

But you can download it from the mirror here, just wget ftp://mandrake.mirrors.pair.com/mandrak....586.rpm. That ought to do the trick!

Delerak · 10-20-2003, 12:59 PM

Bleh, you knwo what, I got kMuddy, it is just as good, and it installed without many problems, so screw tintin.

Estarra · 10-20-2003, 02:55 PM

I use Tinyfugue on Redhat. Works great! Been using it for years and years, so maybe its out of date (don't think its been upgraded in awhile).

Markov_AU · 05-05-2008, 03:45 PM

I know powwow is also in the debian apt-cache, it seems pretty good, I've not used it much though

Spoke · 05-05-2008, 10:30 PM

It is hard to imagine not being able to compile tintin, the thing installs smoothly even on cygwin (Windows based *nix) without any messing around with the source either. I have used tintin on and off for a long time too, never really had a problem (other than backwards compatibility when I update to newer versions

)

Delerak · 05-06-2008, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoke

It is hard to imagine not being able to compile tintin, the thing installs smoothly even on cygwin (Windows based *nix) without any messing around with the source either. I have used tintin on and off for a long time too, never really had a problem (other than backwards compatibility when I update to newer versions

)

This was years ago. Why are people replying to this?

I was a retard on linux back then that's why I couldn't get it to work. Plus Mandrake was crap back then.

Spoke · 05-06-2008, 11:22 AM

I have to say I am trully sorry, I did not see the flashing *Z* for *Zombie* thread nor did I check the dates for the posts. I just saw the latest reply on the front page

05-05-2008, 03:45 PM	#13
Markov_AU New Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Name: Ben Location: Zelienople, PA Home MUD: Adventures Unlimited Posts: 6	Re: tintin++ I know powwow is also in the debian apt-cache, it seems pretty good, I've not used it much though

05-05-2008, 10:30 PM	#14
Spoke Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 95	Re: tintin++ It is hard to imagine not being able to compile tintin, the thing installs smoothly even on cygwin (Windows based *nix) without any messing around with the source either. I have used tintin on and off for a long time too, never really had a problem (other than backwards compatibility when I update to newer versions )

05-06-2008, 11:22 AM	#16
Spoke Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 95	Re: tintin++ I have to say I am trully sorry, I did not see the flashing Z for Zombie thread nor did I check the dates for the posts. I just saw the latest reply on the front page

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10-19-2003, 12:23 AM	#1
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: Florida Home MUD: Darksun MUD Posts: 444	If anyone knows why, here is what happens. I am trying to compile it, but can't get past ./configure, mainly because of the readlines, it gives me the error message that they weren't found in the normal dir (usr/local or whatever) and so I tried specifying where they are which is /home/delerak/tintin++/src/readline I did ./configure --includedir=/home --libdir=/home/delerak/tintin++/src/readline I've tried many other variations of this but it always comes up saying it can't find the readlines. And I can't move them to usr/local. What can I do? I am also doing a make clean after each attempt to configure, and I've even gone into the src and edited where it looks for files in tintin.h and a few other places, but I don't know what's wrong with this s**** anymore. -DL

10-19-2003, 01:12 PM	#2
Koryon Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 50	The configure script doesn't actually invoke your compiler at any point (well, except when it tests the compiler), so doing a make clean or editing the source does absolutely nothing. Why not post the configure output, it'll help if we can see what you see. And ... tintin++ Try mcl.

10-19-2003, 02:03 PM	#3
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: Florida Home MUD: Darksun MUD Posts: 444	[delerak@216-115 src]$ ./configure loading cache ./config.cache checking for gcc... (cached) gcc checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc -E checking for POSIXized ISC... no checking for AIX... no checking for minix/config.h... (cached) no checking for working const... (cached) yes checking for inline... (cached) inline checking for tgetent in -ltermcap... (cached) no checking for tgetent in -lcurses... (cached) yes checking for socket in -lsocket... (cached) no checking for gethostbyname in -lnsl... (cached) yes checking for strings.h... (cached) yes checking for string.h... (cached) yes checking for stdlib.h... (cached) yes checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes checking for time.h... (cached) yes checking for sys/time.h... (cached) yes checking for sys/termio.h... (cached) no checking for sys/ioctl.h... (cached) yes checking for termcap.h... (cached) no checking for param.h... (cached) no checking for sys/ptem.h... (cached) no checking for net/errno.h... (cached) no checking for readline/readline.h... (cached) no checking for ctype.h... (cached) yes Please Note: Readline wasn't found in either of the normal spots. (/usr/include or /usr/local/include) You will need to specific the location of the readline library to configure with --libdir and --includedir then do a make clean;configure from the tintin++ src tree. Please take a look at the INSTALL file for instructions. Please Note: Readline wasn't found in either of the normal spots. (/usr/include or /usr/local/include) You will need to specific the location of the readline library to configure with --libdir and --includedir then do a make clean;configure from the tintin++ src tree. Please take a look at the INSTALL file for instructions. checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... (cached) yes checking whether gcc needs -traditional... (cached) no checking return type of signal handlers... (cached) void checking for strcasecmp... (cached) yes checking for gmake... (cached) gmake checking for getmntent in -lsun... (cached) no checking for getmntent in -lseq... (cached) no checking for getmntent in -lgen... (cached) no checking for getmntent... (cached) yes checking for dirent.h that defines DIR... (cached) yes checking for opendir in -ldir... (cached) no checking for strftime... (cached) yes creating ./config.status creating Makefile creating config.h config.h is unchanged Configure has finished. To compile, type: make [delerak@216-115 src]$ The install help file asks to use --libdir= and --includedir= Like I said I try using those commands with ./configure but it gives me the above output EVERY time. help! -Delerak

10-19-2003, 10:23 PM	#4
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: Florida Home MUD: Darksun MUD Posts: 444	Here's the updateI got past ./configure and now a new problem in the make phase. -lreadline -lhistory -lnsl -lcurses /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lreadline collect 2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [tt++] Error 1 [root@.... I don't expect anyone to know about this stuff. -Delerak

10-20-2003, 04:18 AM	#5
markizs Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 36	i would like to have tintin at home too, but i couldnt find any decent rpm or deb around, and trying to compile made me sick (as usualy with non standartized programmas who is not maintainet for long time) maybe there is some link with rpm, or with tgz wich would be up to date and tested on rh.90 or mdk ?

10-20-2003, 12:33 PM	#8
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: Florida Home MUD: Darksun MUD Posts: 444	Hah, thanks again Yui. I didn't think you were still around. Good you are though, I'm gonna install those readline sources now.

10-20-2003, 12:44 PM	#9
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: Florida Home MUD: Darksun MUD Posts: 444	Alright, I'm actually running mandrake 9.1, I think it's the latest, and when I go into the RPMs on cd 1 it has one readline file and if I try to install it says it's already installed. I can't find a readline-devel though.

10-20-2003, 12:56 PM	#10
Yui Unifex Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 323	Ahh, the -devel rpms might be on the second cd for Mandrake. But you can download it from the mirror here, just wget ftp://mandrake.mirrors.pair.com/mandrak....586.rpm. That ought to do the trick!

10-20-2003, 12:59 PM	#11
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: Florida Home MUD: Darksun MUD Posts: 444	Bleh, you knwo what, I got kMuddy, it is just as good, and it installed without many problems, so screw tintin.

10-20-2003, 02:55 PM	#12
Estarra Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Home MUD: Lusternia Posts: 145	I use Tinyfugue on Redhat. Works great! Been using it for years and years, so maybe its out of date (don't think its been upgraded in awhile).