hi kerk, i installed the libgdbm i still get the same errors i am using an older version of slackware 8.1 so that might be my problem, i plan to update soon, what directory should tuxtalk be compiled in?? the only thing that i can think of here is that i need to completly update my slackware thanks to all randy On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Kirk Reiser wrote: > There is no configure script. You just check out tuxtalk and type > make to compile it. You will need to have libgdbm-dev or it's > equivolent installed to compile. > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >