Gcc 2.95.3 seems to be problem free as well. Greg On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 04:55:48PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > Hi Ann. You did it fine. Also include the sources for your kernel, not just the compiled binaries so you can rebuild it if you require it. Also install gcc-2.95 not 3.0 or higher. This is because there are bugs in the linker which will break some packages I have tried to install. Ghostscript was one of these. I got gcc-2.95.2, got it up and running with no problems. Now just have to read the docs to figure out how to spool jobs to my hp printer. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ann Parsons <akp at eznet.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:58 PM > Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > > > > Hi Buddy, > > > > Nope, you explained it very well indeed. Now, care to take the next > > step, which I am not knowledgeable enough to try? Send a short list > > of the things that are *really* needed in a Linux installation. > > > > Lemme see if I can start. > > > > First, you need the kernel. > > > > then you need some kind of editor, VI Emax whatever, an editor. > > > > You'll probably want the C libraries for yourself, or for anyone > > tinkering on your system. > > > > You'll want Lynx and its attendant libraries. > > > > You'll want the curses stuff too. > > > > You'll want the alsa stuff for your sound card and its attendant > > stuff. > > > > You'll want a mailer, Pine, MUT or something. > > > > You'll want the stuff for your network card if you have one or the PPP > > stuff for dialup. > > > > That should do you, I think. Have I forgotten anything, Buddy? > > > > Ann P. > > > > -- > > Ann K. Parsons > > email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
