[techtalk] Installing Tarballs

[Laurel Fan]

Excerpts from linuxchix: 20-Feb-100 [techtalk] Installing
TarballsGJS at yahoo.com (432*) by 
> Checking host system type...Configure: error: can not guess host
> type; you must specify one.
>  
> What does this mean and how do I fix it?

I assume this is from running ./configure.  Correct me if I'm wrong.

This could be a problem with the package's configure script.. could you
post the url so we can take a look?

It might also be a problem with your setup.  Do other packages work?


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