mkmf on Linux??

[Gary Kline]

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 04:49:42PM -0700, Devin Teske wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 16:30 -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
> > 	I tried my first minor build of an unusual program [that only a
> > 	CLI geek like me would use].  But can't find the mkmf that I've
> > 	used for years.  I haven't found anything comparable in the
> > 	Linux world.  Has anybody else out there gotten our old '93 src
> > 	mkmf installed on Linux?
> 
> On Linux:
> 
> $ uname -spr
> Linux 2.6.9-78.0.5.ELsmp i686
> $ cat /etc/redhat-release
> CentOS release 4.7 (Final)
> $ which xmkmf
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xmkmf
> $ rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/bin/xmkmf
> xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.52
> $ man -P 'cat' xmkmf | grep -EA2 '(NA|SY|DE)'
> NAME
>        xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>        xmkmf [ -a ] [ topdir [ curdir ] ]
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>        The  xmkmf  command  is  the  normal  way to create a Makefile from an
>        Imakefile shipped with third-party software.
> 
> 
> Meanwhile, over on FreeBSD...
> 
> $ uname -spr
> FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p1 amd64
> $ which xmkmf
> /usr/local/bin/xmkmf
> $ pkg_info -W /usr/local/bin/xmkmf
> /usr/local/bin/xmkmf was installed by package imake-1.0.3,1
> $ man -P 'cat' xmkmf | grep -EA2 '(NA|SY|DE)'
> NAME
>        xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>        xmkmf [ -a ] [ topdir [ curdir ] ]
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>        The xmkmf command is the normal way to create a Makefile from an
> Imake-
>        file shipped with third-party software.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 	tia,
> > 
> > 	gary
> > 
> > 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Devin Teske



	Close, but no cigar.  I want just plain mkmf, not [x]mkmf.

	thanks, tho.

	ps: I did find the shar utilities, so I'll tarball up our stuff
	and see if it build in my ~/devel files.



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