[WBEL-users] installing tar files

[Rafael Baquero S.]

On Saturday 23 October 2004 11:12, Fusionpartie@aol.com wrote:
> i have  2 questions  1) does anyone have trouble installing tar files or
> configureing them from the terminal or uncompressing them it seems like
> every command that i put even when i did what the book says didnt work
>

So far I have never had problems uncompressing or untaring files.

>                             2) now that i finally got to uncompress them am
> stuck on getting it installed i do the hole config make install thing but
> nothing happens i have the file in the dir that i want but cant install it
> from the terminal  ANY HINTS

Try posting any error messages that result from 'make install'. Also, what app 
are you trying to compile/install?, Are you sure the package has a make based 
installation procedure?

Regards.

Rafael.