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Wik
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Posted: 11th Nov 2003 01:20
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Hi,
I just installed linux on a secondary HD on my computer and I want to install Wine but I need a C compiler (It says I need gcc, cc, or cl)

I thought that Linux was supposed to come with a C compiler

Well, anyways I need a C compiler that I could easily plop into my "bin" folder and hopefully it would work.

I'm using Mandrake 9.1, KDE (if that matters)


I wanted to learn C++ but then I started having nightmares.
I would scream at night, "AHHHHH!!! THE SEMI-COLONS"
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Posted: 11th Nov 2003 01:29
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You should have GCC - may need installing though or something.


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Richard Davey
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Posted: 11th Nov 2003 01:37
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I've not seen a distro of Linux yet that doesn't come with a C++ compiler included. It's like the most vital part of the whole package. You probably already have it. Doesn't Wine come in an RPM or something?

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Rich

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Wik
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Posted: 11th Nov 2003 01:44
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The RPM thing didn't work so I tried this. I can't seem to find a compiler on my computer. I'll keep searching


I wanted to learn C++ but then I started having nightmares.
I would scream at night, "AHHHHH!!! THE SEMI-COLONS"
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Elleomea
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Posted: 11th Nov 2003 02:03
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By default on every distro I've ever seen gcc and g++ have been in the /bin or /usr/bin or somewhere else in your PATH. you should be able to just type g++ or gcc. How did you try to install the RPM build? It should be a simple matter of rpm -i winepackage-324-version-123.rpm assuming you have the neccessary dependancies. But most distros also include WINE with them, have you checked in whatever installation/package manager Mandrake uses? Never used Mandrake myself, so I can't help you there.

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Wik
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Posted: 11th Nov 2003 02:10
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Ok,
I ran the RPM install, and now when I type in "wine notepade.exe" into the run box nothing happens!
The box just dissapears


I wanted to learn C++ but then I started having nightmares.
I would scream at night, "AHHHHH!!! THE SEMI-COLONS"
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What happens when you just type in wine?

try specifying the full path to notepad.exe e.g.
"wine /mnt/win98/windows/notepad.exe"

I think last time I used wine it required some configuration, have you done that?

Might be as well to look at the faq if you haven't allready.
http://www.winehq.com/site/docs/wine-faq/index

As for the compiler issue depending on the installation options some distros don't install any of the dev tools. I have no idea how to do it on mandrake but there should be an installer that allows you to install more stuff off the cd. Install all the relevent packages.

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Wik
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Posted: 11th Nov 2003 02:52
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Yes,
It was the configuration. I have it working now


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