On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 11:01:53PM -0400, Rodney Green wrote: > Hello. I recently installed a base Debian system by using the rescue and > root floppies and installing the rest from the Internet. Since I installed > only the bare system I didn't have a compiler installed (at least I don't > think I did) and couldn't build some stuff I downloaded. I want to build and > install the latest version of Postfix but I'm getting a Make error message > about missing something (see below). My question is.. What are the required > libraries and packages needed to compile most software? I'm used to using > Slackware and it installed most everything I needed. I'm new to Debian > and I'm uncertain on what all I need.
Did you use postfix from unstable. If it is not new enough, you can read its build script. I have some hints in the below link. Cheers. -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ +++++ Osamu Aoki @ Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32 .''`. Debian Reference: post-installation user's guide for non-developers : :' : http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ also http://qref.sf.net `. `' "Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software" --- Social Contract -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]