Raman M wrote: > I am encountering the following errors while building the gnu product(s) Wrong list. This is for help using gcc. Your question doesn't have anything to do with gcc but with building certain packages, each of which are independant and unrelated projects and have their own mailing lists. > 1. when trying to build glib > ../glib-2.12.4/configure --prefix=/usr/local/gtk > produces the following error > checking for msgfmt... no > configure: error: > *** You must have either have gettext support in your C library, or use the > *** GNU gettext library. (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/gettext.html glib is part of GTK+. http://www.gtk.org/mailinglists.html > 2. so I downloaded the gettext source and began to build it, > The configure command executes fine. > When I then follow it with a make install, I get the following error after > some time. > Making install in intl-csharp > make[2]: Entering directory > `/root/debs/extracts/gettextobj/gettext-runtime/intl-csharp' > /bin/sh ../lib/csharpcomp.sh -O -g -o GNU.Gettext.dll > ../../../gettext-0.14/gettext-runtime/intl-csharp/intl.cs > C# compiler not found, try installing pnet, then reconfigure > make[2]: *** [GNU.Gettext.dll] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory > `/root/debs/extracts/gettextobj/gettext-runtime/intl-csharp' > make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/debs/extracts/gettextobj/gettext-runtime' > make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 bug-gnu-gettext AT gnu.org > 3.and when I try building glibc, I get the following error > > make[1]: *** No rule to make target > `/root/debs/extracts/glibcobj/Versions.all', needed by > `/root/debs/extracts/glibcobj/abi-versions.h'. Stop. > make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/debs/extracts/glibc-2.4' > > I will much appreciate help in helping get over these hurdles. > many thanks in advance libc-alpha AT sourceware.org