cd $HOME/Python-2.6.5
./configure --prefix=$HOME
make
make install
and thats where am lost. i know 'cd $Home/python-2.6.5' means i should be in the python folder in my home directory but i dont
know what the next line of instruction says
If we can have these installation steps in plain english, i think most web2py users having the same difficulty would be satisfied
many thanks
> but i dont
> know what the next line of instruction says
It says run this command:
./configure --prefix=$HOME
...from the Python-2.6.5 directory under your home directory. The
'./configure' is the command that will be run (ie, the file
$HOME/Python-2.6.5/configure will be run), and the "--prefix=$HOME" is a
parameter to that command. In this case, it is telling 'configure' to
build the application as if it were going to be installed in $HOME (which
it will be).
The ./configure, make, make install is a pretty standard way of building
applications. If it still doesn't make sense to you, let me know exactly
what it is you are struggling with.
--
"You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people
get what they want" - Zig Ziglar.
Who did you help today?
> So you mean I should just click the 'configure' file?
You need to do this from the command line.
> And how do I add
> the parameters, are u saying
It's "you", not "u".
You need a open a terminal window and type in the commands you quoted
originally.
I got SSH enabled on my account. Currently using putty but when i run this: "./configure --prefix=$HOME" i get the following error:
checking for cl.exe... noconfigure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATHSee `config.log' for more details.Any idea?