missing configure script

ethylbchem · 05-08-2008, 08:30 PM

I am still very new to Linux. And I try to follow everybody's help. But I keep running into little problems.
I thought I would learn about widgets - so I followed the directions:
mkdir "new directory
cd to new directory
then run configure (../configure - with -gtk)
bash - no such command

so I re ran autoconf
still is not there
what happened to the command?? very confused.

I have been trying to install GeForce 9800GTX card - maybe I deleted something without knowing

Also just upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04

Hope someone knows what I have done.
Thank You in advance for your help

Ixthusdan · 05-09-2008, 08:21 AM

Could you start at the beginning? What source code did you download? And where did you put it?

lensman3 · 05-09-2008, 09:10 PM

then run configure (../configure - with -gtk)

Are you sure this shouldn't have been ""./.configure -gtk".

By default, unless you have modified your path, Linux (unix and OS X) does not search in the "current working directory" for a program, script, or executible. If you do modify the PATH environment variable, put the dot at the end of the path. It is a security hole if it is any place but the end.

Most of the "build" packages have configure as ".configure". It is prefixed with a dot so it is a hidden file.

05-08-2008, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
ethylbchem Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Carolina in US Posts: 5 OS: Ubuntu	missing configure script I am still very new to Linux. And I try to follow everybody's help. But I keep running into little problems. I thought I would learn about widgets - so I followed the directions: mkdir "new directory cd to new directory then run configure (../configure - with -gtk) bash - no such command so I re ran autoconf still is not there what happened to the command?? very confused. I have been trying to install GeForce 9800GTX card - maybe I deleted something without knowing Also just upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 Hope someone knows what I have done. Thank You in advance for your help

05-09-2008, 08:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ixthusdan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 29 OS: Xpsp2/Mandriva 2008.1	Re: missing configure script Could you start at the beginning? What source code did you download? And where did you put it?

05-09-2008, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 339 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: missing configure script then run configure (../configure - with -gtk) Are you sure this shouldn't have been ""./.configure -gtk". By default, unless you have modified your path, Linux (unix and OS X) does not search in the "current working directory" for a program, script, or executible. If you do modify the PATH environment variable, put the dot at the end of the path. It is a security hole if it is any place but the end. Most of the "build" packages have configure as ".configure". It is prefixed with a dot so it is a hidden file.