Re: [SLUG] ./configure

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Mon Dec 19 2005 - 08:38:16 EST


On Mon, 19 Dec 2005, Bob Stia wrote:

> Hello Sluggers,
>
> Went to install a tar file. When I did the ./configure, this is the
> message I got.
>
> checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
> checking for working aclocal... missing
> checking for working autoconf... missing
> checking for working automake... missing
> checking for working autoheader... missing
> checking for working makeinfo... missing
> checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type;
> you must specify one
>
> Have no idea what to do to specify the host type.
>
> Somebody more enlightened willing to give the old guy a hint?

Do "./configure --help", and see what options are allowed for host system
type.

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