On Sun, 2004-09-12 at 00:26, Bradley (FC2 List) wrote: > Can someone please tell me how to install binutils? I thought it was > installed but apparently it isn't. Every reference I can find tells me to > "make install" I have tried everything I can think of and I am missing > something very fundamental. > > I have downloaded and extracted binutils-2.15.tar.gz > > I have placed the binutils-2.15 folder in my /usr/bin/ folder. > > Where do I have to be to make and install? Is it two different operations? > Is it an obvious file that I am missing? > > My brain hurts. > > Bradley I think you are trying to do this the hard way. Try: yum install binutils Also spend some time reading up on yum, up2date, and the rpm commands. I think you will find they make installing packages much easier than trying to build them yourself from source. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx It's currently a problem of access to gigabits through punybaud. -- J. C. R. Licklider
