Hi In Ubuntu (and also in Debian, by the way), all the packages required to compiled stuff (gcc and all needed libraries) can be installed very simply, with the build-essential metapackage : $ sudo apt-get install build-essential There is no need to get online to install it, the package is on the Ubuntu CD. Firas On Tuesday 22 May 2007 17:17:02 Jacques Goldberg wrote: > FOLKS: I forgot to Cc: my message below to the list (Sorry for that, Jim). > Jim needs very little help from an Ubuntu moderate expert at this time. > Marv is travelling. > > Jim runs Ubuntu 7.04 kernel 2.6.20-15-generic. > He has a Broadcom 4212 modem. > Although it is generally admitted that this modem is not supported, the > information obtained under Windows indicates a Si 3035 chipset > (SmartLink riser) which is explicitly supported by the full, not ALSA, > slmodem package. > > Jim's attempt to compile the driver strangely failed. > The C compiler (gcc) is installed but it does not find the basic > includes such as stdio etc... > I have no Ubuntu machine to help him. > On my CERN RedHat-based system, these files are found at /usr/include > installed by the glibc-headers rpm. > > Can somebody instruct James how to make his compiler work? > > Thanks in advance, dear friends > > Jacques > > JIM: please always Cc: to the list, so that people can follow up. > Have you tried to run the trivial program which I sent you? It's the > best way to find out if your compiler installation is sane. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: UBUNTU USER PLEASE HELP [Was: Re: Modem Driver Help > BROADCOM 4212] > Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 11:32:36 -0300 > From: James Holsenback <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: 'Jacques Goldberg' <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> > > Jacques, > > Thanks for passing that on to a Ubuntu person ..... since you've been my > only contact I'm sending on some additional information. > > I'm Ubuntu 7.04 kernel version 2.6.20-15-generic > > Would you be able to share your Ubuntu person's email address so I can just > take you out of the loop? I've heard nothing back and I'm dead in the water > for others issue's that need to be resolved and can't be because I've no > dial up connection. > > Thanks Jim > ---- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jacques Goldberg [mailto:Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx] > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 5:36 PM > > To: ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: UBUNTU USER PLEASE HELP [Was: Re: Modem Driver Help BROADCOM > > 4212] > > > > James > > > > I am embarrassed. > > I have ZERO experience of Ubuntu (using RedHat based distributions). > > Clearly, the glibc headers are missing in your system. > > Why, I have no idea. > > THIS IS WHY I ASK ONE OF OUR UBUNTU READERS TO HELP YOU. > > > > Jacques
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