On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:32:53 +0100, ne... wrote: >> >> In file included from spl2.cpp:25: >> >> ../include/printer.h:24:22: error: cups/ppd.h: No such file or >> >> directory >> > There, that is your error. Look thru the cup devel stuff for it. Next >> > make sure you have cups-config. Also make sure you pick up after >> > yourself and stop leaving all your crap scattered about the place. >> > What yum has to do with make you are going to have to explain. >> >> I'm looking for cups/ppd.h? this is a file on the HDD? > Yes to both and apparently you found it. ok, /usr/include/cups/ppd.h is about 400 lines long. should I post it? >> would you explain what you mean by scattered stuff and how that relates >> to yum? > After you explain how the yum stuff relates to make. I was posting yum results because I've been installing software and so is correlated with the actions I've been taking recently. I don't know enough C++ to interpret the following: [root@localhost 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' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/thufir/Download/splix-1.0.1-1/src' make[1]: Entering directory `/home/thufir/Download/splix-1.0.1-1/ppd' ppdpo -o po/fr.po samsung.drv make[1]: ppdpo: Command not found make[1]: *** [po/fr.po] Error 127 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/thufir/Download/splix-1.0.1-1/ppd' make: *** [ppd] Error 2 [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# ll /usr/include/cups/ppd.h -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15695 2007-05-09 07:25 /usr/include/cups/ppd.h [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# date Wed Jun 27 04:33:37 PDT 2007 [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# [root@localhost splix-1.0.1-1]# thanks, Thufir