<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Building and Installing Software Packages for Linux</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-1.html" REL=next> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents <HR> <H1>Building and Installing Software Packages for Linux</H1> <H2><EM> <A HREF="mailto:thegrendel@theriver.com">Mendel Cooper</A></EM> --- <A HREF="http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/">http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/</A></H2>v1.91, 27 July 1999 <P><HR> <EM>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic" UNIX software distributions under Linux. Additionally, there is some coverage of "rpm" and "deb" pre-packaged binaries.</EM> <HR> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-1.html">Introduction</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-2.html">Unpacking the Files</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-3.html">Using Make</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-4.html">Prepackaged Binaries</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.1">4.1 Whats wrong with rpms?</A> <LI><A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.2">4.2 Problems with rpms: an example</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-5.html">Termcap and Terminfo Issues</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-6.html">Backward Compatibility With a.out Binaries</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.1">6.1 An Example</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-7.html">Troubleshooting</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.1">7.1 Link Errors</A> <LI><A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.2">7.2 Other Problems</A> <LI><A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.3">7.3 Tweaking and fine tuning</A> <LI><A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.4">7.4 Where to go for more help</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc8">8.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-8.html">Final Steps</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc9">9.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-9.html">First Example: Xscrabble</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc10">10.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-10.html">Second Example: Xloadimage</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc11">11.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-11.html">Third Example: Fortune</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc12">12.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-12.html">Fourth Example: Hearts</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc13">13.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-13.html">Fifth Example: XmDipmon</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc14">14.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-14.html">Where to Find Source Archives</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc15">15.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-15.html">Final Words</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc16">16.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-16.html">References and Further Reading</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc17">17.</A> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-17.html">Credits</A></H2> <HR> <A HREF="Software-Building-HOWTO-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents </BODY> </HTML>