Why does make fail? [root@localhost ~]# [root@localhost ~]# [root@localhost ~]# yum clean all;yum -y update;yum grouplist Loading "installonlyn" plugin Cleaning up Everything Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Update Process fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 3.8 MB 00:15 updates 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 609 kB 00:01 freshrpms 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 91 kB 00:01 Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package libsane-hpaio.i386 0:1.7.2-13.fc7 set to be updated filelists.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 1.4 MB 00:06 ---> Package genisoimage.i386 0:1.1.6-1.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package wodim.i386 0:1.1.6-1.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package icedax.i386 0:1.1.6-1.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package coreutils.i386 0:6.9-3.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package hpijs.i386 1:1.7.2-13.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package httpd.i386 0:2.2.4-4.1.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package pcmciautils.i386 0:014-9.fc7 set to be updated Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Updating: coreutils i386 6.9-3.fc7 updates 3.3 M genisoimage i386 1.1.6-1.fc7 updates 558 k hpijs i386 1:1.7.2-13.fc7 updates 294 k httpd i386 2.2.4-4.1.fc7 updates 987 k icedax i386 1.1.6-1.fc7 updates 180 k libsane-hpaio i386 1.7.2-13.fc7 updates 62 k pcmciautils i386 014-9.fc7 updates 39 k wodim i386 1.1.6-1.fc7 updates 509 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 0 Package(s) Update 8 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 5.9 M Downloading Packages: ftp://ftp.uci.edu/mirrors/fedora/linux/updates/7/i386/ pcmciautils-014-9.fc7.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] IOError: [Errno ftp error] timed out Trying other mirror. (1/8): pcmciautils-014-9. 100% |=========================| 39 kB 00:00 (2/8): httpd-2.2.4-4.1.fc 100% |=========================| 987 kB 00:03 (3/8): hpijs-1.7.2-13.fc7 100% |=========================| 294 kB 00:01 (4/8): coreutils-6.9-3.fc 100% |=========================| 3.3 MB 00:17 (5/8): icedax-1.1.6-1.fc7 100% |=========================| 180 kB 00:01 (6/8): wodim-1.1.6-1.fc7. 100% |=========================| 509 kB 00:02 (7/8): genisoimage-1.1.6- 100% |=========================| 558 kB 00:02 (8/8): libsane-hpaio-1.7. 100% |=========================| 62 kB 00:00 Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Updating : hpijs ####################### [ 1/16] Updating : libsane-hpaio ####################### [ 2/16] Updating : genisoimage ####################### [ 3/16] Updating : wodim ####################### [ 4/16] Updating : icedax ####################### [ 5/16] Updating : coreutils ####################### [ 6/16] Updating : httpd ####################### [ 7/16] Updating : pcmciautils ####################### [ 8/16] Cleanup : libsane-hpaio ####################### [ 9/16] Cleanup : genisoimage ####################### [10/16] Cleanup : wodim ####################### [11/16] Cleanup : icedax ####################### [12/16] Cleanup : coreutils ####################### [13/16] Cleanup : hpijs ####################### [14/16] Cleanup : httpd ####################### [15/16] Cleanup : pcmciautils ####################### [16/16] Updated: coreutils.i386 0:6.9-3.fc7 genisoimage.i386 0:1.1.6-1.fc7 hpijs.i386 1:1.7.2-13.fc7 httpd.i386 0:2.2.4-4.1.fc7 icedax.i386 0:1.1.6-1.fc7 libsane-hpaio.i386 0:1.7.2-13.fc7 pcmciautils.i386 0:014-9.fc7 wodim.i386 0:1.1.6-1.fc7 Complete! Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Group Process comps-f7.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 MB 00:44 comps.xml 100% |=========================| 1.3 kB 00:00 Installed Groups: Office/Productivity Administration Tools System Tools Text-based Internet GNOME Desktop Environment Network Servers Hardware Support Games and Entertainment X Window System Graphics Web Server Printing Support Mail Server Server Configuration Tools Development Tools Graphical Internet Available Groups: Engineering and Scientific MySQL Database Editors Window Managers GNOME Software Development XFCE Software Development X Software Development Virtualization Legacy Network Server DNS Name Server Xine Authoring and Publishing FTP Server XFCE Legacy Software Development Clustering Java Development Web Development Windows File Server Eclipse KDE Software Development KDE (K Desktop Environment) Educational Software PostgreSQL Database Development Libraries News Server MPlayer Sound and Video Done [root@localhost ~]# [root@localhost ~]# [root@localhost ~]# cd /home/thufir/Download/ 20070424145321937_UnifiedLinuxDriver.tar.gz SP4Express_EN.exe cdroot/ splix-1.0.1-1/ Fedora-7-Live-i686/ splix-1.0.1-1.tar.bz2 fhs-printingdirs-0.2-1lsb3.1.noarch.rpm ubuntu-7.04-desktop-i386.iso oldThufir/ W2KSP4_EN.EXE [root@localhost ~]# cd /home/thufir/Download/splix-1.0.1-1 [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# make make[1]: Entering directory `/home/thufir/Download/splix-1.0.1-1/src' g++ -O2 `cups-config --cflags` -I../include -Wall -g -O0 -c -o spl2.o spl2.cpp /bin/sh: cups-config: command not found In file included from spl2.cpp:25: ../include/printer.h:24:22: error: cups/ppd.h: No such file or directory ../include/printer.h:30: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of ‘ppd_file_t’ with no type ../include/printer.h:30: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘*’ token ../include/printer.h:63: error: expected `)' before ‘*’ token make[1]: *** [spl2.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/thufir/Download/splix-1.0.1-1/src' make: *** [src] Error 2 [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# date Wed Jun 27 02:47:55 PDT 2007 [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# how much different development stuff do I need? which ones? aargh. thanks, Thufir