[Ham-Mac] Is there a tutorial for installing Linux/Unix/X-11 applications?

[Bob Nielsen]

On Feb 24, 2007, at 9:58 AM, James Duffey wrote:

> Thanks Bob. Yes I didn't to check the URL. SOrry Here is the  
> correct link.
>
> < http://www.hmug.org/pub/MacOS_X/X/Applications/Science/gpredict/ 
> README.gpredict-0.7.1-1-osx4-ppc.html >
>
> I did get the script to run by moving the g predict folder from the  
> desktop to the applications folder, running terminal, and changing  
> directory to applications. I can now run sudo and it tries to make  
> the application. It apparently can't find libtool as among the  
> errors I get are:
>
> ../libtool: line 1: /usr/local/bin/sed: No such file or directory
> : compile: cannot determine name of library object from `'
> make[3]: *** [goocanvasmarshal.lo] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [install] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>
> So it looks like I am missing libtool, but that is in the gpredict  
> folder (directory?) in the applications folder.

Actually I think it means that libtool can't find /usr/local/bin/ 
sed.  On my system, sed is in /usr/bin.  I think most makefiles  
install self-compiled programs in /usr/local, however.  I'm no  
expert, so maybe someone else can chime in.

>
> I think I am in over my head, but I am learning.

Me too!  My programming experience was all in Fortran (does anybody  
still use that?)

>
> Did you used to work at Hughes/Santa Barbara Research Center? - Duffey

Actually I did work at Hughes (Culver City, Canoga Park and Tucson,  
but never SBRC).  I retired (early) in 1994.

Bob, N7XY