Re: lout_install problem

[Jeff Kingston]

The makefile works for me.

I think the way forward is probably to start with the supplied makefile,
follow the instructions in the long comment at the top of the makefile,
and then if it doesn't work we can work together to sort out why.

Jeff Kingston

On Tue, 21 May 2002 16:57:27 +0200, Dick Kampman wrote:
  > 
  > Jeff Kingston wrote:
  > > 
  > > Curiously, a person here got this same error quite recently, and the
  > > reason in their case was that they had set
  > > 
  > >     ZLIBPATH = /usr/cs3/vtan/lout/lout.3.11/zlib-1.1.1/
  > > 
  > > or something like this, when they should have used
  > > 
  > >     ZLIBPATH = -I/usr/cs3/vtan/lout/lout.3.11/zlib-1.1.1/
  > > 
  > > I don't suppose you've done the same thing, have you?
  > > 
  > > Jeff
  > > 
  > > On Mon, 13 May 2002 08:36:32 +0200, Dick Kampman wrote:
  > >   >
  > >   > Working under SuSE 8.0 and compiling lout-3.24 ("make lout") I get
  > >   > the following errorstatement:
  > >   >
  > >   >
  > >   > gcc: cannot specify -o with -c or -S and multiple compilations
  > >   > make: *** [z01.o] error 1
  > >   >
  > >   > I can not improve your makefile. What will I have to do?
  > >   >
  > >   >
  > >   > Dick Kampman
  > >   > address@hidden
  > 
  > I studied the LOUT install procedure under Linux (SusSE 8.0). I
  > concluded, that your makefile is corrupt. When compiling LOUT after
  > editing the makefile, the forementionned problem occurs. The "make
  > install"-option is not working at all. Installing manually is the only
  > working alternative. 
  > I suppose, that you already knew, that the makefile was not working
  > well? A kind of "zugrunde gehen", or educational purpose? If not, I
  > could give you some indications for a better LOUTinstall under Linux.
  > LOUT, as program, is a fine working application!
  > 
  > Kind regards,
  > 
  > Dick Kampman
  > address@hidden