On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 16:08, rebel student wrote: > Thanks, I got it, > Yes i remember i clicked on a Laptop one, > and it is with no development, it seems :-) > Seems that I need to learn a lot, > frankly speaking I am in love with Linux, > thx i ll reinstall, Nooooo....don't reinstall! :) You can save yourself a lot of time by using redhat-config-packages. Run that program and then select the Development Tools group. Then click "Update". The program should then prompt you for the right CD's to insert. Please look at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/ch-graphical-rpm.html for more information on using the Package Management Tool. Cheers, Brent > Rebel > --- "D. D. Brierton" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 20:43, rebel student wrote: > > > > > I have installed red hat 9 and i m surprised. > > > There is no CVS. So, I went to cvs site and > > downloaded > > > its .tar.gz, > > > > Why did you do that before checking what was > > available on your CDs? > > > > > when i untarred it by > > > tar -zxvf ....tar.gz and tried to ran ./configure > > it > > > told me no gcc compiler > > > then i downloaded gcc compiler frm gcc.gnu.org > > site > > > and ran, then i came to knw no cc compiler > > > whats this? i m surprised...ther are no packages > > fr > > > gcc, cc, java, cvs and in my earlier red hat 7.3 > > > everything was so fine... > > > or am I in ignorance.? > > > > Do you really think Red Hat would ship a Linux > > distribution with no gcc > > and no CVS? > > > > > I have installed the red hat 9 frm the 3 cds, > > > (downloaded frm the red hat site) and I have > > > installed, ( i guess without custom). > > > i am sure there is no cvs package. But why, the > > > brilliant developers are adding on new and new > > things > > > and leaving such essential things ?? > > > Pardon me!! if I am wrong!! > > > but i checked no cvs, no gcc, no cc, nothing .... > > > > You have down the wrong type of installation - > > presumably you chose one > > with no developer tools. On my system: > > > > $ rpm -q cvs > > cvs-1.11.2-10 > > $ rpm -q gcc > > gcc-3.2.2-5 > > $ rpm -qf `which cc` > > gcc-3.2.2-5 > > > > Either manually install the RPMs from your CDs or > > re-install and this > > time choose an install type more suited to your > > need. For what it's > > worth, if you have the disc space the easiest way is > > to select "Custom" > > and then select "Everything". > > > > Best, Darren > > > > -- > > > ===================================================================== > > D. D. Brierton darren@xxxxxxxxxxx > > www.dzr-web.com > > Trying is the first step towards failure > > (Homer Simpson) > > > ===================================================================== > > > > > > -- > > Shrike-list mailing list > > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com >
